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Google Considers Taking Beta Tag Off Gmail

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the in-your-lifetime dept.

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.'"

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  1. Release Candidate by fatp · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So the next will be release candidate?
    Wondering how many RC will they make...

  2. Re:Hahaha by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Apparently unlike you, I can tell the difference between an error message, and "no message". But you apparently don't know what the latter term means, even when it appears in my comment.

    The simple truth is that there has always been gmail downtime. Gmail even "lost" a bunch of email (IIRC all of it was restored from backup) on one occasion. They didn't [apparently] lose any of mine at that time, though. I haven't been there from the beginning or anything, but I've had a gmail account for some time.

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  3. Re:Hahaha by alsdomain · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Can I get an invite? From someone? Please? I've been wanting to try out gmail for so long. You can contact me through my blog on Blogger...

    http://mail.google.com/mail/a-b2ff32cc90-51090590f8-76a0a8d89b9b732a