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RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Free, 1GB storage... April Fool'd?</div> <a href='http://gmail.google.com/' target='_blank'>http://gmail.google.com/</a>

Sounds suspicious, but you never know Google has always provided great services for free. But you have to admit 1GB per person seems a bit much <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    <!--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-->Interested in an account?

    As we're in a testing period, we don't have more details for when Gmail will be made widely available, but we thank you for your interest in Gmail. In the meantime, if you'd like to be updated about Gmail, feel free to submit your email address below. We will only use your email to send you more information about Gmail. It will not be shared with any third parties. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I bet if you enter your e-mail, they'll send you a happy April 1st from Google card. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-RPG_Jssmfulhud+Apr 1 2004, 11:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RPG_Jssmfulhud @ Apr 1 2004, 11:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--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-->Interested in an account?

    As we're in a testing period, we don't have more details for when Gmail will be made widely available, but we thank you for your interest in Gmail. In the meantime, if you'd like to be updated about Gmail, feel free to submit your email address below. We will only use your email to send you more information about Gmail. It will not be shared with any third parties. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I bet if you enter your e-mail, they'll send you a happy April 1st from Google card. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    hmm I just tried to make sure, so far nothing
  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    I have to admit its hard to believe after this stuff

    <a href='http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html' target='_blank'>http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html</a>
    <a href='http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html' target='_blank'>http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html</a>
  • R_A_CR_A_C Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16273Members
    LOL 1 GB of storage? It's gotta be a april fool's joke. A funny one tho. LOL
  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    on the other hand if you look at some of the pages the version at the bottom dates these pages to the 31st of March...hmm
  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    Oh come on people! Since when has Google ever EVER done anything to precident this?
  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    And when has anyone given 1GB of storage for <i>free</i>, not to mention that this GB would be for your mail........... <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    edited April 2004
    I want that april fool's card <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    In comparison btw, hotmail gives 1 Meg (if I'm not mistaken) the average ISP gives either 20 or 50 megs per box (with usually up to at least 4 boxes, 1 per family member in an average family) and the largest FREE webmail I know gives 50 megs per box <a href='http://www.netcourrier.com' target='_blank'>(netcourrier, a french mail service)</a>

    (edit: all above is referring to "free" excluding ISP costs)
  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    I heard about the Google mail on Radio2 business news, but nothing was mentioned about the 1gb limit. Only one half true, maybe?
  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    <a href='http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2004/04/01/rtr1320652.html' target='_blank'>Forbes</a> says its true. I'm gonna wait till tommarrow...
  • SudzzSudzz Join Date: 2003-08-01 Member: 18663Members, Constellation
    I'm waiting until tommorow to believe anything.
  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    I just cant buy the 1 GB storage bit. Do you realize, that is enough room to install windows 98, halflife, and natural selection? You can have a fully functional version of NS, happening right in your mailbox.
  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    looking at the terms of use and all that stuff it seems very believable and you have to admit storage is becoming very cheap, especially for a corporation like google which already stores a huge amount of information.
  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    edited April 2004
    This would be the perfect "revenge' on Microsoft's interest in Google's search engine system. Hotmail is an extremely popular email hosting option (if not the most popular). If Google can take that market niche away... watch out.
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    I heard about this about two weeks ago, so I don't think its an april fools
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I bet they pay for it with arseloads of junk mail. You'll probably get 500 Megs of spam a day <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    yeah there definitely will be ads of the kind you see when you search google (links to websites in relation to keywords in the email...)
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <a href='http://www.google.com/gmail/help/about.html' target='_blank'>Read the about page before posting crap like "OMG ADS OFF PORT BOW CAPN ARRR"</a>
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Sure they say there will be little spam. So did my hotmail account. But let's see what I've gotten in the last ~15 hours since I cleaned out my mail:
  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    They have announced conclusively that it is not an april fools joke. They can provide a gigabyte of storage at a cost to them of $2 per gig.
  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    Actually, the cost/gig is even better than that. If I can get a 120hd for 118CAN (OMG!), then google could probably find a better deal. Especially since they would buy en mass. I still find it shocking how much space they are giving to us though.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    The official press release for this went out YESTERDAY, so its not an april fool's joke.

    I haven't read up, but I bet the 1GB of storage is simply for e-mail only, NOT something you can just upload files to (and share with others).
  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    <!--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-->4. Is Gmail available in other languages?

    During this testing period, the Gmail interface is only available in English. However, we're committed to making Gmail available to as many people in as many languages as possible. And Gmail accounts can already be used to read and send email in most languages (even Klingon).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    Klingon....aha.


    <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    (if it's free I'll get it, maybe I can forward all my yahoo spam over to it).
  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    TechTV is doing an article on it tonight, if I read my email correctly.
  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    I doubt the 1 GB storage system will be the free one.
  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    I think google will go through with it. But when millions of people start signing up, they will just s**t theirselves.
  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-UltimaGecko+Apr 1 2004, 07:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UltimaGecko @ Apr 1 2004, 07:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Klingon....aha.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You can already browse google in <a href='http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/' target='_blank'>klingon</a> and <a href='http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/' target='_blank'>other</a> fun languages.


    <!--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 think google will go through with it. But when millions of people start signing up, they will just s**t theirselves.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Or they'll make even more money from ads.
  • CalldownCalldown Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13478Members, Constellation
    I'm surprised nobody's calling bloody murder over this. When Microsoft pushed out Netscape's *cost* browser with a *free* browser that they used their *market share* to push, everyone cried like little girls. Now that Google is doing the same thing, using their *huge* following from searching to push an email service, no one brings it up.

    No <3 for microsoft. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    -calldown
  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    Hotmail WAS completely free. Hotmail is still somewhat free. Nothing wrong


    Besides, Google doesnt have a monopoly over the internet ;p
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited April 2004
    yet

    yes, but the difference is that MSoft pakaged the 'free' browser with their OS.

    GMail is something you have to go and get.

    They are not taking customers from anyone. No one pays for Email (and if they do, they should be hit with a wet trout). All ISPs provide free email. And if you don't like that email, then you go get free email ANYWHERE else.

    And as for if this is real?

    I would love it to be <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> (though I doubt it)

    However, I would still probably stick with my email addy simply b/c it is secure (ssh owns me)
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