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100 GB Email Account

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, 2004 @03:45PM from the still-not-enough dept.

soccrates writes "An article on Toms Hardware describes a Californian company giving out 100 GB email accounts to its customers. They even extended a challenge to get the first user to completely fill up the account, the winner getting a 1 terabyte account ! "

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*Sigh* by Pantero+Blanco · 2004-09-29 15:49 · Score: 5, Insightful

It appears that Google has started the email equivalent of a penis contest. First they came along with 1 GB...then MSN with 2 GB...and now this.
1. Re:*Sigh* by typhoonius · 2004-09-29 15:58 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Yeah, they've forced other free e-mail providers to compete, and the consumers are benefiting.
  
  What a rip.
2. Re:*Sigh* by suckmysav · 2004-09-29 16:30 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  You would have to be a complete knob to keep anything important in a free webmail account.
  
  --
  "You can't fight in here, this is the war room!"
What about the GUI? by Wizarth · 2004-09-29 17:26 · Score: 5, Insightful

Sure, every-one signed up with GMail for the 1GB of Mail. But every-one I know who's used it, sticks with it for the GUI. It's so fast and easy to use. Thats the real power of GMail.