Don't rely on GMail

DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
edited March 29, 2006 in The Big Picture
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    Read about it here.
    Google goes private, makes a Mt. McKinley of money, and slowly transitions from good guys to evil in the public's mind.
    Sid.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Google goes private, makes a Mt. McKinley of money, and slowly transitions from good guys to evil in the public's mind.


    I don't think they're evil, myself. Just don't rely on them to hold onto your email. Back up.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited March 29, 2006
    I've read that in several places now... personally, I think Bob is becoming somewhat of an urban myth.

    That said, I don't even have any really crucial info there, but I did download a copy of all my messages from Gmail via POP to my home computer the other day.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited March 29, 2006
    DoctorIt wrote:
    That said, I don't even have any really crucial info there, but I did download a copy of all my messages from Gmail via POP to my home computer the other day.
    I use Thunderbird to download from Gmail normally. All my mail is on my machine and I can back it up any time I want. I rather suspect that Google is going to take better care of my data than I will, however. :D
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    I don't think they're evil, myself. Just don't rely on them to hold onto your email. Back up.
    I didn't say they're evil. I said the public perception of them is changing. This story is a good example of the transition happening. Contrary to what many believe, perception isn't always reality.
    Sid.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    I didn't say they're evil. I said the public perception of them is changing. Contrary to what many believe, perception isn't always reality.


    I thought that you thought that I thought they were evil. I never thought that you thought they were evil.

    I've got to go rest now....
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    I thought that you thought that I thought they were evil. I never thought that you thought they were evil.

    I've got to go rest now....
    No, I didn't think you thought they were evil, although I can see that that's what you thought I thought, even though I wasn't thinking it.
    Sid.
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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Hmm, don't rely on a free service (is it still beta?) for your mission critical email account?!?! I am shocked...SHOCKED!!!!

    {edit}I just went and checked, yes it is still beta. Why would anyone rely on a free beta service for anything?!?!

    I say, let this be a lesson to him and anyone else who would act as foolish.

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Shay Stephens wrote:
    Hmm, don't rely on a free service (is it still beta?) for your mission critical email account?!?! I am shocked...SHOCKED!!!!

    {edit}I just went and checked, yes it is still beta. Why would anyone rely on a free beta service for anything?!?!


    People do.
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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    People do.
    And they get what the have coming to them. No pity from me mwink.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Shay Stephens wrote:
    And they get what the have coming to them. No pity from me mwink.gif

    I totally agree.
    I have gmail, but it's only for my fifth in line email service. Nothing important on there for me.
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