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What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?
caluml writes "There is a humourous look at "What would happen if Microsoft had designed GMail". Gems include: "Another security measurement we'll add is that you won't be able to log-in with just username anymore but are required to enter the full username@gmail.com. Furthermore, we will change the browser URL from 'http://gmail.microsoft.com/' to the more professional looking 'http://by114w.bay114.gmail.live.com/mail/mail.aspx?rru=home'.""
I think they meant Yahoo.
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Hey, now that we had this, Can we have a "What would Slashdot look like if someone artistic designed it" Page?
_ _ _ Go for the eyes Boo! GO FOR THE EYES!
1) Strange, fixed "color" scheme;
2) Cluttered, but oddly comforting and hyperconfigurable, user interface (except the colors);
3) Random in-joke-based poll every 18 months;
4) Almost usable search engine;
5) People who want to contact you first email editors who then "approve" or "reject" incoming emails based on their personal taste;
6) Arbitrarily assign other users to read your email and act as moderators;
7) AC option gives spammers a fair shot (albeit at a lower mod base) -- don't forget to check AC before emailing something really stupid like this post;
You know, it just might work!
What if Microsoft had designed the train?
What if Microsoft had designed anti-baldness cream?
What if Microsoft designed a house?
What if Microsoft designed the Katana?
Can I get some AdSense money now?
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Correct me if I'm wrong (as if people wouldn't), but doesn't the Gmail system scan your emails so that it can send you targetted ads? Doesn't that make taking the piss out of Microsoft's security a lot hypocritical?
Aide-toi, le Ciel t'aidera - Jeanne D'Arc.
there were no interesting stories, so someone posted some tired microsoft-bashing article instead?
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They scan your emails and show non-obtrusive targeted ads off to the side, whereas Hotmail floods your inbox with crap mail, obscuring the mail that you actually want to see.
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I guess, but doesn't Microsoft's hotmail system also "scan your emails" to put them into TCP packets?