Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic

  • @Sludgehammer@lemmy.world
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    899 months ago

    I mean… I don’t expect them to scrap GMail, but their reassurance means nothing. IIRC they said the same thing about Stadia.

    • Jolteon
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      259 months ago

      They make too much money from data harvesting to scrap Gmail, though.

    • @red_pigeon@lemm.ee
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      219 months ago

      Stadia was destined to fail though. I still remember the key note in which it was introduced. The CEO started with the lines "I don’t play many games, but … ".

    • @xantoxis@lemmy.world
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      69 months ago

      The fact that the question is significant enough to deserve an answer means somebody somewhere got wind of something real.

      It probably doesn’t mean a full cancellation of gmail but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear they’re trying something like Wave again.