Uberhuge Email Accounts Are Spreading

[WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
edited June 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Yahoo just upgraded to 100MB</div> Yeah, about 2 minutes after replying to the G-Mail thread by Fam, I went to check my yahoo account.

It's running slow as hell, but apparently they upgraded the storage amount to 100MB with a maximum email size of 10MB.

What's the deal, why is this trend expanding?

EDIT: Clarification.
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  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Because Gmail has sent a ripple through the market, and also because storage space is getting much cheaper.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Maybe someone at Yahoo got infected by the happy bug. Or a brain burrowing worm, and has decided to give away free storage space before they die.

    Or like Fam said, Gmail is causing the competition to sweat.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Capitalism in action boys and girls...
    I was pleasently surprised to see that I had been upgraded when I logged into yahoo, it was a good feeling.
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  • kuperayekuperaye Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14519Members, Constellation
    rofl i got 3 yahoo accounts and 1 gmail accounts
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin-Xyth+Jun 15 2004, 05:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xyth @ Jun 15 2004, 05:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Capitalism in action boys and girls...
    I was pleasently surprised to see that I had been upgraded when I logged into yahoo, it was a good feeling. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Indeed. 'Twas a nice little suprise.
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    T'is a good feeling indeed!

    I'd assume it's because the likes of Microsoft and Yahoo can no longer hide that fact that 2 megabytes of space is so pitifully insignificant nowadays, and that the customers are demanding more space. I'd also assume that this is going to be a trend for awhile <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    Hey I'm glad ^_^.

    Yeah, I sign all and all of a sudden 50% full becomes 2% full, lovely... <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    The beauty of business competition. Makes it even more awesome for us.

    Either way, I'm sticking to fastmail.fm. I thought at GMail, the makers get to read your mail?
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-pjofsky+Jun 16 2004, 02:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (pjofsky @ Jun 16 2004, 02:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The beauty of business competition.  Makes it even more awesome for us.

    Either way, I'm sticking to fastmail.fm.  I thought at GMail, the makers get to read your mail? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You can't delete your mail. Ever.

    (unless something has changed which I am woefully unaware of)
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    I've got my GMail account

    I am never going back to my spam infested rat hole at Yahoo. They've only increased their limit to stop everyone jumping ship and heading to Google.

    It's rather pathetic that they wanted to charge you money before for like a... 20Mb account.

    Well played Yahoo. A desperate act ain't gonna stop this.
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  • Jim_has_SkillzJim_has_Skillz Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12475Members, Constellation
    Dude... There is no way I need that much space. I HAD 15 MBS OF SPACE ONLY WITH YAHOO. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN. I NOW HAVE 2 GBS OF SPACE, I AM AT 0% CAPACITY!!!! WTH!
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  • DaedalusDaedalus Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15152Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->You can't delete your mail. Ever. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, theres a trash folder and the options to 'Delete forever'

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I thought at GMail, the makers get to read your mail? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <b>From the GMail Help:</b>
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Google is NOT reading your mail. Privacy is an issue we take very seriously. Gmail is a technology-based program. Advertising and related information are shown using a completely automated process. Ads are selected for relevance and served by Google computers using the same contextual advertising technology that powers our AdSense program. This technology enables Google to effectively target dynamically changing content, such as email, or news stories.

    Because the ads and Related Pages are matched to information that is of interest to you, we hope you'll find them relevant and useful.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    Spam isn't really a problem for me with my yahoo mail account. It can vary wildly from day to day, but I average only five messages a day - some days I don't get any spam at all. The amount you get spammed is really only a result of how careful you are with your address.

    Oh, and nice avatar Daedalus. Calvin & Hobbes for teh win. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
    uhm.. carefully? ive never ever ever given away my yahoo address.. i dont even have mailed someone yet.. and i get spam..hmm it looks to me yahoo itself leaks addresses for monney, but yahoo itself says explicite they dont do that because of the data protection laws... but then again why should they care... theres something strange goin on with this freemail stuff..
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  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    bleh, my hotmail account serves me well, and that's the way it's going to stay

    and daedalus, nafrkwak is right calvin and hobbes DO rock
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