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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Google going for free e-mail -- with a gig of storage

Google plans to offer free Gmail with a gigabyte of storage so you won't have to delete it -- and you will be able to search it using Google. The catch is that you may have ads (based on Adwords) added to your e-mails. According to the AP version of the story: "I don't think (the ads) will be annoying at all," Google co-founder Larry Page said during an interview Wednesday. "We think this will give us a business model that will work and allow us to provide a high-quality service."

Also see CNet and Google's press release.

Comment: I kept thinking this could be an April 1 spoof, like a lot of people, according to this BBC story, Timing makes Google an April Fool.

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