[ale] What's so special about gmail invites?

[Geoffrey]

Jason Day wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 02:13:52PM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>I am not an idiot.
> 
> 
> I never meant to imply that you were (or anybody else, for that matter).
> On the contrary, I think your posts are intelligent, witty, and/or
> funny.  I didn't mean to be disrespectful or insulting, if it came
> across that way then please accept my apologies.

Apologies returned, too much coffee, not enough sleep makes an old man 
grumpy...

>>The point you are missing is that gmail's reason for 
>>existing is NOT to provide an email service, but to get data via email 
>>in order to provide a service to other companies.
>>
>>There's huge difference in sending an email to an individual who is 
>>using your run of the mill isp, verses sending an email to someone who's 
>>email provider's focus is providing a service via those email messages 
>>to third parties.
> 
> 
> I'm not missing the point, I just don't agree that there's such a big
> difference between these two scenarios.  As far as we know, the only
> real difference is that google is up front about the targeted
> advertising.

Correct, but their intent is not known to the people who might be 
sending email to a gmail address.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey       Registered Linux User #108567
                             AT&T Certified UNIX System Programmer - 1995