Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Four Years Later Gmail Still In Beta . . .

Isn’t it time Google dropped the "beta" on GMail and took full responsibility for the email service?Why is it still hiding behind the "beta" label?Does this mean the service will continue to be buggy and poor--some of the time? And that "beta" means we can’t complain?We complain when Apple’s .Mac online service is buggy. But is that because it is a paid service and it is not in "beta?"GOOG chose to finance GMail via advertisements, Apple chose subscriptions. Choice of business model shouldn’t mean GOOG can shirk its responsibility to offer a solid service.
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[Source: The Money Blogs]

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