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Re:Ask HN: What made your business take off that you wish yo... by ChrisRR on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @06:18AM (#30345112)
Gmail didn't just offer 1GB, it also offered the ability to search through emails which I don't think any free service allowed you to at the time

In 2004 that was pretty amazing

Re:Ask HN: What made your business take off that you wish yo... by marcosdumay on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @08:45AM (#30346285)
Yahoo had search. The Gmail one worked a bit better, mostly because you could automatically tag things, but it was not unheard of.