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Re:Ask HN: Why Gmail '50 invites left' feature still exists? by jonafato on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @05:58AM (#2007701)
My guess: it would be more work to take it out than to do nothing.
Re:Ask HN: Why Gmail '50 invites left' feature still exists? by schumihan on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @06:51AM (#2007802)
But why do they not hide the interface directly?
Re:Ask HN: Why Gmail '50 invites left' feature still exists? by fookyong on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @07:06AM (#2007828)
because it's not hurting their user acquisition by giving users the option to directly invite people, even if it's open for all.