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Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service (www.itpro.com)

submitted 8 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 190 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Gmail is the gateway to their entire product portfolio; no way they’d kill it.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 73 points 8 months ago (2 children)

All it takes is one MBA with little foresight in the wrong position - the Gmail team is all expense (server hosting, labor), and no revenue; that's the "Ads" and "Drive/One/Business" teams.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The MBA. The only graduate degree you can get by attending class 3 days a month.

How some of these MBA programs can be considered a “masters” degree is an insult to people who actually had to spend years on 40-70hour a week graduate programs.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The program cost for the executive MBA class entering in July 2023 was $205,897, which includes tuition, required electronic textbooks, hotel accommodations during immersion weeks and core course sessions in terms 1-3, administrative fees, and most meals during residence periods.

(Emphasis mine)

They are just straight up purchasing a degree at this price point.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Pretty much. There are cheaper alternative, but there are lots of ways to get a “masters” while still being able to hold down a 9 to 5.

No fucking way I could work while doing my masters in interaction design. Only way to way to do that was to take out a student loan because the program required even more commitment than full time undergraduate course work.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Remember. There is no such thing as free. They’re data mining the hell out of your email. You can rest assured that gmail is a revenue generator. Just in ways you don’t see.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 months ago

This is the answer. Kinda surprised this is buried three comments deep TBH. The emails you receive and how you interact with them is a far better source for profiling than browser history.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 months ago

You are awfully confident about a company that kills things like a Russian dictator. I think what perhaps you mean is there's no way they'd kill it now. If they wanted to push users to some different type of platform they would certainly entertain the idea.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 months ago

Howeeeeverrrr...

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Google has been looking for the thing to kill email for a looooooooong time though.