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Google Resolves Gmail Name Dispute In UK

Posted by Soulskill on from the what's-in-a-name dept.

united_notions writes "Slashdot has previously reported the legal challenges over the Gmail brand in Europe. Now, the BBC reports that UK users can finally register @gmail.com addresses — and existing @googlemail.com users can switch to @gmail.com too. Google has put up a page describing the change."

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  1. Re:Dodgy maths... by Solandri · · Score: 4, Informative

    It was said in jest, and the humor was apparently lost on the BBC. The full quote is: "we estimate this name change will save something like 60 million keystrokes a day. At approximately 217 microjoules per keystroke, that's about the energy of 20 bonbons saved every day!"

    P.S. I like the idea of measuring energy use in bonbons.