Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic

  • Sludgehammer
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    1 year ago

    I mean… I don’t expect them to scrap GMail, but their reassurance means nothing. IIRC they said the same thing about Stadia.

    • red_pigeon@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Stadia was destined to fail though. I still remember the key note in which it was introduced. The CEO started with the lines "I don’t play many games, but … ".

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      1 year ago

      The fact that the question is significant enough to deserve an answer means somebody somewhere got wind of something real.

      It probably doesn’t mean a full cancellation of gmail but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear they’re trying something like Wave again.

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        1 year ago

        Here’s a wild idea - you can read the article and discover that the whole thing was a hoax.

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          1 year ago

          Nah, wildly jumping to conclusions makes for more fun