Thorpe Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 (edited) If you are paying for Yahoo! Mail and MSN Hotmail's 2 GB service, why? You can now get 2 GB Gmail. When will they stop!? I have free invites if you want an account. Who thinks this situation is going out of hand? Grab a Gmail invite! Edited April 10, 2005 by Thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Google have been biding their time for long enough, in my opinion; they were already the kings of the search engine market and I guess email was a natural progression for them. To be honest I don't mind if the Email Wars are starting to get out of hand - it can only be a good thing for consumers. 2GB of storage space for free? I'd be hard-pushed to find anyone who complained about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 I am not even using Gmail for email - I use it for storage of my files. Is that allowed? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 That's what most people are using it for right now - Hey, a gig of storage is a gig of storage, regardless of what's kept there, right? I certainly haven't seen anything in the Terms and Conditions that prohibit the storage of personal files on Gmail, but that might change when (if?) it goes live and public... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2004 Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I'm just waiting until google realese a free webhosting thing now. They'd kick tripod/geocities/lycos asses! I guess one day everything will be owned by one company. -Sweden pwns you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutto Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Can I use it on my existing gmail account, if so I'm interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad352 Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Can I use it on my existing gmail account, if so I'm interested Yup You are currently using 10 MB (0%) of your 2050 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalD Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 As long as less than 0.1% of their users actually manage to use up the 2GB, Google will have no problem continuing to theoretically give their users more space. If every one of their users used 1GB of space, that would be a big problem, but they don't. So Google might as well give everyone 2TB, but since noone will ever use that they won't know that it's a bluff. For me.. You are currently using 17 MB (1%) of your 2051 MB. Google taking over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcat92 Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Yes, and the new google gulp thing almost made me think they were going into food. And then April Fools.. I have 45 invites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted April 2, 2005 Author Share Posted April 2, 2005 I'm just waiting until google realese a free webhosting thing now. They'd kick tripod/geocities/lycos asses! I guess one day everything will be owned by one company. -Sweden pwns you. They will probably offer 1 TB at first and then 2 TB a year later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Google seem to like the time around april fools day. I remember when gmail were first announced, it was seen as an april fools day prank back then, because that is when it was released.... and now they released the 2GB version on the same day a year later. It gets gmail more noticed i suppose You are currently using 0 MB (0%) of your 2053 MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlem Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 You are currently using 19 MB (1%) of your 2054 MB. I Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSNightmarE Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 i have like 2000 messages stored and it says: You are currently using 164 MB (8%) of your 2057 MB. w00t. and thats without file storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 I back up my files on Gmail (secondary account): 55 MB (3%) of your 2060 MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svip Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well, if we agree that up to 1 to 2 billion people uses the internet. Then about 1,5 billion has/wants an email. That would make 1,5 billion email addresses, not counting people who has more than one. Most of these people has been manipulated by Microsoft's propaganda, and uses Hotmail and MSN. Some uses other long term addresses such as yahoo and that like. And a lot keeps the one they have for their site; [email protected] That would make about 50 million people left to be interrested in something new and different, or maybe less. And since gmail is about invites and so forth, only about 5 million people will currently get in. That means Google needs about 5 million multiplyed with 2GB. Which is 10 million GB, or 10000 TB. Quite a large thing, but think about all the rooms they got for such. It's not really that much when you think about it, a bit for your harddisk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke2004 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I have a g-mail account, right, and I thought 2GB For free was very good..although i think they'll take it down in time, for the amount of requests they get. a bit off topic but i've an old 98 machine and that's only got 2/half gig hd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggdave Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 woot! You are currently using 1 MB (0%) of your 2062 MB. I have 2062 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segosa Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 The mystery is solved. TheSangheili 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalD Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado Rex Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 They do run the world! ~ Proud Supporter of the Child's Play Charity! | GTANET + Child's Play ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 Not yet, but soon they will own the WWW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 If you still have it, I'll take a 2 GB gmail account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Gnomes Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I'll take an invite from anyone who has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Some Gmail invites... http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c23a7319e0...9c77-dd00a1c36e http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c23a7319e0...c71c-bef5daed5e http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c23a7319e0...e724-8ce822e5b7 Grab 'em whilst you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Bugger, I missed out you should have PM'ed them to me .Anyone else got one, I need one my hotmail is no good to me. One would be much appreciated thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad352 Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Bugger, I missed out you should have PM'ed them to me .Anyone else got one, I need one my hotmail is no good to me.One would be much appreciated thanks. http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-47570361b7...7fe8-700a8a69e6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Matty}{Vice} Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Isn't 1GB big enough, greed f*ckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Thanks, for the GMail account, 2GB hell yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) I'm just waiting until google realese a free webhosting thing now. They'd kick tripod/geocities/lycos asses! I guess one day everything will be owned by one company. -Sweden pwns you. They are working on an image host with some online company for email subscribers... I have 50 invites BUT its the first 5 people I'm giving them away to, only five so pm fast(PM: your current email and why you want it)... They upgraded it from 1GB to 2GB because the email service has been up for over a year... Pretty good Edited April 17, 2005 by GTA3Rockstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) Now, that I have an account when do they start giving me invites for other people. Oh, I've seen people use gMail on MSN Messenger how do you do that? Thanks Edited April 17, 2005 by simoncampbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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