Google GMail goes two Gigs. What about Yahoo! and Hotmail?
April 2nd, 2005 Leave a comment Visited 203 times, 2 so far today
Google GMail goes two Gigs
Yahoo! recently announced their plans to upgrade the free Yahoo! Mail accounts to 1 GB. This was the third such update in the last year itself. They started with 100 Megs than went to 250 Megs and the latest matched Google’s original offering in GMail with 1 GB. Microsoft’s MSN Hotmail however remains on 250 Megs. My personal hotmail account is on two Meg still is another issue.
Both Yahoo! and MSN offers paid accounts to users with 2 GB storage space. With today’s upgrade on Google’s GMail, that is matched by this free service! Of course, Yahoo! and Microsoft have extra offerings in that paid package. However, it is still very much about webmail and the huge storage capacity. GMail in addition already allows POP and SMTP on their accounts.
All of this simply nullifies most of the services, which brings in revenues for the competition. And with Google almost promising that they are looking forward to bring infinite web storage space for e-mail, more bad news is in store for them. Google has gained an enormous reputation on the web for not being ‘evil’. Yahoo! has a decent reputation while we all know what people think about Microsoft.
They would definitely have to think fast. Google dominates search, almost dominates webmail (we just need to wait for a public launch!), online advertisement. What they are working on next is anyone’s guess. The competition is struggling to compete while Google works on the next big thing. What can they do? That is the million-dollar question.
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April 2nd, 2005 at 3:47 pm
its gone past 2gb, and keeps on climbing
April 2nd, 2005 at 3:52 pm
Holy crap! I had to check my Gmail after this. Holy crap!
April 2nd, 2005 at 3:53 pm
I’m up to 2.5 gigs right now and it is still ticking upwards as mentioned by the previous poster. This is an amazing service!
April 2nd, 2005 at 3:56 pm
hhaa mine says You are currently using 3 MB (0%) of your 2029 MB.
because of april fools good joke!
April 2nd, 2005 at 4:08 pm
i dont think that it an april fool? Its not april fools day today and still the accounts are raising. Does this mean that there not only giving us 2gb but more? no press release has said this? or a mistake?
April 2nd, 2005 at 4:08 pm
I would like to have a gmail but dont know how to sign up
April 2nd, 2005 at 4:13 pm
Google is amazingly powerful in coming up with advanced e-mail technology. “Infinity +1″ in mail storage capacity is what they are shooting for… They (Googlers) humbly say that it’s impossible, but I’d bet they will get there!
April 2nd, 2005 at 4:13 pm
if you give me your email address i will send you an invite. i have lots :-)
April 2nd, 2005 at 4:19 pm
Have the privacy issues been resolved with google mail?
April 2nd, 2005 at 4:51 pm
It still climbs up. Never stop ticking. “Infinity+1″ is not an aprilfool joke. Mine is 2059 MB.
April 2nd, 2005 at 5:02 pm
2050 MB.
April 2nd, 2005 at 6:30 pm
its 2051 and still climbing….
April 2nd, 2005 at 6:51 pm
Great service for the price — free!
April 2nd, 2005 at 6:51 pm
mine still on 2050 and on the website it says “2050.337026 megabytes (and counting)” how you up2 2051 :S the climbing seems be alot slower now aswel. i think they have reduced the speed that there giving it to us.
April 2nd, 2005 at 7:44 pm
The counter stops at 2075 MB…just forward ur system time by a yr and see..
April 2nd, 2005 at 7:47 pm
This is so stupid! Who actually uses their 2GB on Yahoo? I have a hotmail account with 250MB, yet I only need 1MB!
It would be hilatious if every GMail account holder actually did use and fill up their accounts with 2GB. Let’s see how Google would cope with that!
Also like to add, it looks like Google is soon going to be the new evil.
April 2nd, 2005 at 7:48 pm
do you recon that just the limit they put on 2day though? and increase it a little more 2morrow? and then the next day? of do you recon thats it?
April 2nd, 2005 at 7:48 pm
Oops, first line, I meant 2GB on Google G Mail, not Yahoo. D’oh.
April 2nd, 2005 at 7:51 pm
dont think they will become the new evil they just have alot of power, they could curve anything they like on the internet to benifit them really. and now email, with rummers of the gbrowser and the goole IM they will have communication in the bag. :S hmmm, could means alot of abuse on there behalf, but lets not judge to quick. we have seen Microsoft do some good latly even though everyone does moan about them
April 2nd, 2005 at 9:47 pm
this is sooo cul. no a april fool’s joke,
i’ve no comments 4 their servises
April 5th, 2005 at 9:34 am
I was wondering if anyone had a spare invite for Gmail that they would be willing to give me, please? Thanks
April 5th, 2005 at 6:28 pm
i have tons… keeps filling up every day. give me your email address by mailing me at paddy_8@fsmail.net (paddy [underscore] 8 [at] fsmail [dot] net for an account.
April 5th, 2005 at 9:54 pm
yeah i have lots to feel free to email me at sammybeard@gmail.com and i will send you an invite.
April 6th, 2005 at 3:19 am
if u want a invite email kraakmark@gmail.com
April 6th, 2005 at 5:05 pm
anyone if need an gmail invitaion, just drop a message at shyam29@gmail.com…. shyam29[at]gmail[dot]com and i will send u the invitaion.
April 6th, 2005 at 5:06 pm
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September 27th, 2006 at 12:42 am
Can I have an invite please – mail me at jmyers572@aol.com thats jmyers572 [at] aol [dot] com