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Sunday, April 25, 2004
GMail
Well, I just signed up for Google's GMail. It's currently in beta, but - as a Blogger user - I get first crack at it.
So far very sweet. There is still the privacy issue (which, as I've noted, I find blown out of proportion by the media and privacy advocates), but this is already looking like a winner.
The big buzz about Gmail is the size of the account - 1 Gig! - but, to me, that's just window dressing. The search, threading and key bindings are all much more impressive than a large bin.
I think this is Google's first attempt to become what they are trying to be: They are not a search company, they are an application company.
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