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Google Considers Taking Beta Tag Off Gmail
Barence writes "Google is considering removing the beta tag from Gmail — and other online services — a mere five years after it was first launched. Google has become somewhat synonymous with seemingly endless beta cycles. Many of the company's most famous services, including Gmail, Docs, and Calendar all still carry the beta tag. Google now admits the eternal beta cycles could be damaging consumer and business confidence in its online apps. 'It's a minor annoyance and something you'll see addressed in the not-too-distant future.'"
It's a minor annoyance and something you'll see addressed in the not-too-distant future.
3000 A.D. Sha la la
"I don't have to think. I only have to do it. The results are always perfect, but that's old news." - Meat Puppets
Gmail - Acceptance Testing.
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GMail Release Candidate 1.
...is one of those early 90s construction signs.
mmmm...forbidden donut
No, it doesn't get any beta than this.
And then you remembered your password?
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
What a bizarre thing to say about a web app.
Hold my beer and watch this!