I'd say that for the amount of financial trouble they were in, the "whine and beg" was kept pretty quiet. It wasn't like something came up every 30 minutes saying, "Give us money!".
What all of these providers fail to realize is that the popularity of Gmail has to do with 2 things, and neither of them are the 1 Gig limit.
1) It's exclusive. Only certain people have it, so everyone else wants it. On that note, I have 3 invitations and nothing to do with them. Let me know if you're interested.
2) Search. Gmail has the best email search I've ever seen. Other providers simply can't compete with Google's search technology.
I go for the "freak" look. I have long black hair, a full length slightly beat-up black trenchcoat, jet black pants, jet black shirt, black socks, black shoes. And I'm usually equipped with my mp3 player and one visible knife and a switchblade. (And old RAM chips on my keychain for posterity):)
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Good idea, let's melt the polar ice caps.
I believe the point of slashdot is to have user-submitted stories and comments rather than just the ones by the AP or Reuters. I happen to enjoy it.
I'd say that for the amount of financial trouble they were in, the "whine and beg" was kept pretty quiet. It wasn't like something came up every 30 minutes saying, "Give us money!".
Of course, by success I mean pulling themselves out of bankruptcy and whatnot.
With as much success as a company like Mandrake is having, can't companies like Microsoft see that the days of charging $400 for you OS are gone?
What all of these providers fail to realize is that the popularity of Gmail has to do with 2 things, and neither of them are the 1 Gig limit. 1) It's exclusive. Only certain people have it, so everyone else wants it. On that note, I have 3 invitations and nothing to do with them. Let me know if you're interested. 2) Search. Gmail has the best email search I've ever seen. Other providers simply can't compete with Google's search technology.
I go for the "freak" look. I have long black hair, a full length slightly beat-up black trenchcoat, jet black pants, jet black shirt, black socks, black shoes. And I'm usually equipped with my mp3 player and one visible knife and a switchblade. (And old RAM chips on my keychain for posterity) :)