Comment Evil if you do, damned if you don't (Score 1) 293
Although Google is using some strong tactics to try to preserve its ability to use the Gmail name, it makes sense to try to hang on by any means possible.
Many people use Gmail as their primary email address; a large portion of these people may be using Gmail as their only email address. If Google were to lose the rights to using the Gmail name, it would make very little sense for email to still go to a gmail.com. A large number of people would be put through considerable difficulty to tell their contacts to send their email to a new address. Hey, with all that difficulty, why not switch to Yahoo! Mail? Pretty AJAX interface with integration with that new fancy iPhone.
This is also not a new story. Check where that thing --> leads. There was a Slashdot article about this a long time ago too.
Many people use Gmail as their primary email address; a large portion of these people may be using Gmail as their only email address. If Google were to lose the rights to using the Gmail name, it would make very little sense for email to still go to a gmail.com. A large number of people would be put through considerable difficulty to tell their contacts to send their email to a new address. Hey, with all that difficulty, why not switch to Yahoo! Mail? Pretty AJAX interface with integration with that new fancy iPhone.
This is also not a new story. Check where that thing --> leads. There was a Slashdot article about this a long time ago too.
