As readers all know, it was Google with their revolutionary Gmail that changed the face of the Earth.
Maybe that was a bit strong. Allow me to clarify. It was Gmail that began the innovative changes to AJAX, increased storage, online collaboration, and other things that competitors of Google have tried to copy.
One of the big things about Gmail at the beginning was the storage. At 1 GB, originally, Gmail had the largest storage in the free (though beta through invites) e-mail business. Besides the revolutionary interface, it was this storage that got people all over the world to scramble for invites.
As one of the earliest users, I know the changes that have occurred between then and now.
Google recently announced that more Gmail space was coming. But what they left for people to think about was how fast it was increasing. Not only have they gone beyond the 2800+ MB that the counter had been at a few weeks ago, but they’ve increased its speed.
The space currently allocated to each Gmail or
for Your Domain webmail account is over 3900+ MB. No one a few years ago, before Gmail’s announcement of 1 GB, would have thought we would be where we are today.
Remember the days when a Hotmail account was only 4 MB? Or when Yahoo! Mail was limited to 250 MB? Now Google has this 3900+ number, and Yahoo! Mail is unmetered (they claim to be unlimited, but there’s no such thing), everyone’s being treated to huge storage.
The greatest thing is that the same increase in space is being applied to Google Apps for Your Domain. Now Geekie.org Apps e-mail accounts, @rhhs-rasa.ca Space Club e-mail, @kingeddie.org productivity, all have huge inbox space. And it’s still going to be rising.
That’s why Geekie.org encourages people to sign up for
. Not only do you get the benefits of Gmail and its interface, but you also get word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, calendar, chat, and start page with a cool account @ your domain.
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