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Forbes Reviews Google's Gmail [updated]

Posted by timothy on from the capitalist-tool dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Forbes.com has what looks to be the first hands-on review of Google's forthcoming Gmail service. Aside from the 1-gigabyte storage, the searching features sound pretty useful for what the writer calls 'email packrats' which I think fits me pretty well. But I can't say I agree with the writer's opinion that privacy fears, as discussed this Slashdot thread, about the Gmail service are 'overblown.' Still and all, I'm curious to try it myself and see what I think." Update: 04/13 00:55 GMT by T : notEA writes "A California state senator is drafting legislation to block Google from releasing Gmail. Seems kind of silly, since all anti-spam filters read your messages anyway."

11 of 456 comments (clear)

  1. asdf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why arent i dead yet?

  2. Op me please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Also, +v. Because I am imPORtant. Also, I like jews.

  3. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wikipedia confirms it!

  4. Re:THINK ABOUT YOUR BREATHING ! by I_Love_Pocky! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I actually wasn't breating, thanks for reminding me... I almost died.

  5. /mode #slashdot +b gwm76!*@*.aol.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fag

  6. Re:THINK ABOUT YOUR BREATHING ! by Conor+Collins+Troll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    While we think about our breathing we should also think about how much we hate Conor Collins and all he stands for.

  7. Still and all by Malc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Still and all" - what does that mean?

  8. Re:Get 1G free email from by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You can pat yourself on the back for that, after you stop patting your crotch.

  9. testhi by aminorex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hitest

    --
    -I like my women like I like my tea: green-
  10. BENEDICT ARNOLDS OF THE OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    • Marc Andreessen made 100s of millions of dollars shortly after graduating from UIUC. Today's graduates of the same university face moving back in with their parents. "Fuck that, I got mine!"
    • Brian Behlendorf decided he'd rather go to India to recruit software engineers than help out the graduating classes of 2003 here in the US.
    • Robert Malda stood idly by and said NOTHING while his company offshored its flagship product.
  11. Re: Spam Filters do read e-mais but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio -- Radio Talk Show host Rush Limbaugh was found dead in his New York home tonight. The coroner has not yet officially ruled it a suicide, but apparently that's what it's going to be ruled.

    I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will mourn his passing -- even if you didn't agree with him, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.