Google to Launch Free Mail Service?

prostoalex writes "The New York Times article on Yahoo and Terry Semel's management (soul stealing form required) mentions Google preparing "to offer a free e-mail service, people close to the company said, in a bid for Yahoo's most important source of loyal customers"."

cant resist it

[Anonymous Coward]

probably quickly snatched up. [e-mail]

Re:Client

[gustgr]

--JOKE STARTS HERE--

I hope they won't offer a service to search content trough private e-mails.

--END OF JOKE--

Uh-oh

[m_dob]

Step 1: Google takes over search engines

Step 2: Google takes over webmail services

Step 3: Tomorrow - the world!

What next? The Google OS?

Sad to say

[Anonymous Coward]

We really have to admit that Google is in decline. In all likelihood, there may be only one more (or possibly two) years before Google goes away forever.

I know it is now almost a mantra set in stone that "Google is dying". Unfortunately, the abuse of that fact by trolls has obscured the truth, that truth being that Google really is dying.

My main reason for moving away from Google to MSN Search has been twofold. First, to avoid the constant IPO uncertainties. And secondly, to investigate more promising and viable entries in the search engine sweepstakes. Google is no longer a legitimate player, I'm sorry to say.

You forgot #4

[eWarz]

Step 1: Google takes over search engines Step 2: Google takes over webmail services Step 3: Tomorrow - the world! Step 4: Profit!!!!

Re:cant resist it

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe Booble is getting into free email too? Try for [e-mail]

oooh now I can finally get

[enrico_suave]

[e-mail]

On a serious note: google is very tight lipped about what services they will be launching (until after they launch/beta) so not sure how credible these rumblings are...

E.

Without Numbers

[CGP314]

And a thousand nerds stand by ready to be the first to get [e-mail] and [e-mail].

-Colin [colingregorypalmer.net]

Re:Privacy

[Anonymous Coward]

Personally I don't want Google reading/analysing my e-mail. Even if is just some algorithm.

You're going to freak when you find out what an SMTP server is!

Is it just me,

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought *they* were profiling me correctly when I started getting 'Penis enlargement' mail (not that I have a problem personally, swear to God) but then I also started getting 'Increase Bust Size' in the same Inbox. Did *they* just fire somebody that was keeping tabs on my personal surfing/emailing habits, or have the algorithms not evolved sufficiently in this case?

I know what my email address will be

[DoorFrame]

10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 [e-mail] [mailto].

You can go ahead and try to send email there now, but I haven't quite got it activated yet. Soon though, soon.

What about...

[ceeam]

Will the Google's mail service have "I feel lucky" button instead of the "To:" field?

Just like Yahoo so they can

[Anonymous Coward]

spam the hell out of your 'free' mailbox and then bitch at you that your using up the space.Then sell your real email address to the rest of the spamworld goons.

Re:Advertisers figuring out Google

[sploxx]

> [...] incorrect opinions get modded up [...]

Hey, can you tell me what an *incorrect opinion* is?

Re:True, but...

[addaon]

And of course, google provides a lightweight frontend [google.com] for when the main page is just too heavy.

Re:Yahoo tracks your clicks

[Prior Restraint]

Since when is "It doesn't cost anything" a get-out-of-jail-free card? I can just see it now:

"You're getting their service for free and you're concerned that they are mulching babies to power their servers? WTF?"

It's because

[JurgenThor]

He's really trying to search for "Paris Hilton Video", but didn't want to admit it.