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Greyfoxsolid ,

Why does anyone think Google would shut down Gmail? You'd have to be stupid to think that they would shut down the most used email service on earth, one that is deeply integrated into Google as an ecosystem.

ralakus ,

Google does have a reputation for unnecessary and/or prematurely killing everything it makes so I wouldn't blame people for believing an email that looked like it was from Google saying that Gmail is shutting down in August

Dayroom7485 ,

They shut down services that aren’t profitable. Gmail is highly profitable as it’s an important lever to identify people’s interests, which they use to sell ads at a higher price. They’d have to be stupid to shut it down.

ralakus ,

It'd almost definitely kill Google if they were to kill Gmail. Gmail, YouTube, and Android are pretty much what brings people to use Google services in the first place. I was just referencing the people that panicked when they saw the fake email going around that looked like it was from Google themselves about sunsetting Gmail. Google's reputation didn't help quell the panic which is why they had to come out to the public saying they won't shut down Gmail

Dayroom7485 , (edited )

Well spoken, I mostly agree. Although I wouldn’t go so far and say that shutting down Gmail would kill Google - their search is still pretty popular, too. Their horizontal integration in systems does play a huge role in the search‘s popularity though.

captain_aggravated ,
@captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

Google shuts down projects so regularly that I just wouldn't adopt anything new they make because it's not going to be around in 5 years. The core products: search, email, youtube, chrome, android, are decades old now and I wonder if the company can survive shutting down any of them.

ralakus ,

I got bit in the ass by Google when I decided to try using their domain service and they decided to nuke it and sell it to Squarespace. Google domains was so good too. I jumped ship to Porkbun before my domains were completely locked into Squarespace so I managed to get out before it was too late thankfully

GamingChairModel ,

Because there's a viral post going around that they are. They're just squashing this dumb rumor, because despite how dumb it is, it did get some traction.

Showroom7561 ,

Next week: Fires 60% of the gmail staff

squirrel ,
@squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

The week after: Google introduces AI Mail that will receive and automatically respond to all mail. This will happen without the users' consent or knowledge. In fact, users won't be able to access their mail anymore at all "for security reasons".

foo ,

Charge you 1/10th of a cent for each automatically generated email

hperrin ,

Exactly what a company about to shut down their email product would say.

Chakravanti ,

They are not going to stop their spying. The email ain't going no where. Suckers.

hperrin ,

Exactly what a plant for a company about to shut down their email product would say.

Chakravanti ,

I subscribe to tuta.com so say what your witty notions purport.

Art3sian ,
@Art3sian@lemmy.world avatar

Stupid question: what the shit do you do with your 15 years of communication history if your email provider falls off a cliff?

InFerNo ,

You pop3 your mails or keep a local copy of you imap them. That'll make sure you don't lose any historical communication.

As soon as you start doubting if the service with persist, start switching services over to a new address, logins first.

raspberriesareyummy ,

You pop3 your mails or keep a local copy of you imap them. That’ll make sure you don’t lose any historical communication.

*checks email inbox historical folders: oldest entry 1997-05-07. :)

I messed up my data partition ONCE on a windows upgrade with the most recent backup being over a year old, and I still beat myself up over it.... The only time I actually ever paid a professional data recovery service for private purposes.

targetx ,
@targetx@programming.dev avatar

I would recommend getting a Google Takeout export every year or so. Even before it falls off a cliff it's a good idea to have your own backups. Accounts can get blocked, hacked, etc.

BreakDecks ,

Restore it from the backup that you regularly make rather than relying on a free service to protect it for you for decades?

realitista ,
@realitista@lemmy.world avatar

This would really be the ultimate fuck you to everyone if they did this. I sort of wish they would so we'd all stop giving them all our personal data.

aeharding ,
@aeharding@lemmy.world avatar

I fully expect GMail to be enshittified in the future.

"GMail through gmail.com and GMail App: Always Free"

"GMail Pro (IMAP/POP/Forwarding): Only $3.99 / mo"

prashanthvsdvn ,

Don’t give them ideas

SkippingRelax ,

I couldn't stand pop3 25 years ago, I can't believe it's still around

YeetPics ,
@YeetPics@mander.xyz avatar

Oh thank goodness. Ya know I trust Google, when Google speaks it's always true. They're very not evil.
And this definitely isn't a fun way to lessen the blow of an announcement that would be so.. displeasing to the masses.

/$

psud ,

The amount of insight they get in their advertising targets customers through handling their email must be enormous

Nudding ,

Too bad I'm degoogling as we speak.

Restaldt ,

Hey Liz Lemon do you kind if i degoogle myself in your office?

MeaanBeaan ,

Why do I feel like them saying this makes it MORE likely theyre going to shut it down?

pyre ,

see if they were even remotely trustworthy or even rational no one would ever even entertain the possibility of Gmail being discontinued. for any other party this would be laughable. with Google it's plausible.

darkangelazuarl ,

RIP Inbox.

Kosta554 ,
@Kosta554@feddit.nl avatar

That would be insane if they actually scrapped it.

conti473 ,

Not their first rodeo

Masamune ,

It's here to stay....for only $3.99 per month! *

*cost for monthly subscription only. Excludes fees for sending and receiving messages. Chat and others services extra.

Anyone want to take a bet, this is where we will be in 5 years?

ilinamorato ,

Nah, they want to keep the data pipe wide open. Everything that can get you to voluntarily put your data into their service they'll leave as free as air.

Plus, Gmail has the added bonus of being like a supermarket loyalty card: it gets their name into your browser toolbar and daily routine for bonus psychological impact.

I doubt they'll give any of that up for a paltry $3.99.

xantoxis ,

My "Gmail is here to stay" press release is raising a lot of questions already answered by my press release

merthyr1831 ,

What about my "Gmail is here to stay" tshirt is making you think Gmail isnt here to stay?

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