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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. Huh? Two Answers To The Same Question by intrinsicchaos · · Score: 0, Redundant
    From TFA:

    4. What if I'm a UK user who already has a Gmail address? Will that address ever change?
    Unfortunately, we don't know. We would love to say that your address will always remain the same. But the trademark issue is still unsettled, and unfortunately, we cannot predict what the other party or the courts might do here. You can always use your same username with an @googlemail.com address to avoid this issue later on. But trust that we will do the best we can to make sure your email address won't ever have to change.

    5. What if I'm a UK user who already has a Gmail address? Will I also need to change that address?
    No, this change doesn't affect existing Gmail addresses. For now, our plan is only to issue @googlemail.com addresses to new users. Trust that we will do the best we can to offer all our users a reliable and consistent email experience.

    Huh...? Two answers to the same question.