Google started expanding its inbox e-mail storage capacity from
1 gigabyte to 2 and, according to one company representative, will
continue to raise that ceiling on a rolling basis, to unspecified
heights. Though despite its e-mail storage expansion, Google will
continue to enforce its 10-megabyte limit on file attachments.
Since Gmail's debut in 2004, despite ample amounts of e-mail
storage, some users have been approaching their limitations. Thus,
Google is going to hand over more space continuously and indefinitely,
says Gmail's product management director.
A Dire Need for More Space
Offering large amounts of e-mail space is becoming progressively
essential, as many Gmail users subscribe to and acquire content
such as digital music and videos.
Moreover, mailboxes will transform from a one-dimensional in-box
to the center of a user's premium content delivery. And once
delivered to the in-box, content can be moved to devices such as
TVs and digital-music players.
The trick about Gmail, however, is obtaining
an account:
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People who wanted to take advantage of the free service have
to snare an invitation from an existing user first; each current
user has 50 invitations to give.
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Google also randomly offers Gmail accounts via its main Google.com
Web page.
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Some Web sites have even created pages so users can "donate"
their extra e-invitations to the very Net savvy.
PC
World April 4, 2005
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