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Google Gmail Reviewed

Posted by geeknews at 1:22 AM on April 12, 2004

A few bloggers have gotten access to Gmail and there are a couple of reviews that make you say ouch. Hey Google when are you going to invite me to test the service. Anyway a very interesting review and I am sure it is the type of feedback the Gang at Google are looking for. [diveintomark.org]

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2 Comments

  1. From Mike at 3:48 am on April 12, 2004

    I’ve been messing around with Gmail the past few days, and I’m a bit surprised by all the negative reactions to it. I think people are just looking for a reason to beat on Google.

    Gmail does things a bit differently, and I’m not sure whether or not users will like the way things are arranged. However, it *is* free – and does offer a ton of storage. While there may be a slight learning curve, I’d bet people sign up for it in droves.

    Personally, I think some of the features are fairly innovative in a “well, of course email should work this way” sort of way, and it makes you wonder why no one else has added them to their own email clients.

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  2. From The Pre-Commerce Blog at 9:15 am on April 15, 2004

    Hysteria, Legislation, and Gmail

    There used to be a software development joke about printing t-shirts before you even ship the product. The point was about getting priorities out of sequence. (Someone want to post the joke in comments?). Now we have all kinds of hue and cry, (what is …

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