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Gmail Becomes Google Mail in the UK

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-thats-just-a-pain dept.

akadruid writes "As of today, UK Gmail users are seeing 'Google Mail' at the top of their Gmail accounts, and Google is warning they may lose their '@gmail.com' addresses in the future. All new signups from the UK will be assigned '@googlemail.com' addresses, and existing accounts will be able to use either domain for now. Gmail's help pages explain this is related to their ongoing dispute regarding the Gmail trademark."

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  1. FAQ-ing confusing by eyeoftheidol · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else confused by the FAQ? Q4 and Q5 are the same ("What if I'm a UK user who already has a Gmail address?") but the answer is different! Am I missing something? ....

  2. Hmmm... by jolyonr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear they wanted 25 million GBP (over $40 million) for the gmail name in the UK.

    Did they trademark 'BlackMail' too?

    Jolyon

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  3. So much for by w.p.richardson · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Archive, don't delete"...

    Kind of a moot point when you lose the email address.

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  4. Is Google String in the pipeline??? by jkrise · · Score: 3, Funny

    Time to trademark G-string...
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  5. Re:I hate these freeloaders by bodger_uk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Any large corporation would / should search before they use a name. Given that the German company had a TM registration application in 2000 and the UK company has been providing service under that name since 99 then opportunism does not come into it. It is likely that they raised objections as soon as Google launched their service but it has only just come to a head and been made public. Maybe if Google had used a well known search engine before launch it would have shown the name already in use.

  6. Re:Privacy issues? by generic-man · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's okay. All the really important e-mail has a disclaimer at the bottom noting that it is for the intended recipients only. That makes it illegal for another person to read it. If another person reads it, they have to notify the sender and delete the message.

    /me takes tongue out of cheek

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  7. Re:Do no evil, and ignore the courts by tehshen · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you have an existing GMail account, try sending yourself an email at username@googlemail.com. You'll get the message.

    Keep quiet about it, I'm trying to get people to buy all the new special GoogleMail invites I have

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