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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by throwaway729 on Thursday December 08, 2016 @01:22PM (#13132660)
> Google's dominance in advertising couldn't occur without the product mix.

This is absolutely accurate.

Google is what it is because google.com is the best search engine in the world and because GMail is the best web-based mail client -- free or otherwise.

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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by rokhayakebe on Thursday December 08, 2016 @01:57PM (#13133012)
free or otherwise.

Correct, which is why many people have gmail for personal use and google apps gmail for professional.

I can't use Outlook or Yahoo Mail; that's not due to a lack of trying.

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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by lobster_johnson on Friday December 09, 2016 @01:31AM (#13137096)
There are better alternatives. I use Fastmail.com.
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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by Roritharr on Thursday December 08, 2016 @07:34PM (#13135692)
I'd take Zimbra over Gmail any day.
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