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Re:Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day me... by yadavrh on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:16AM (#46675863)
Gmail has been free forever :) even when google wasn't the behemoth it is now
Re:Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day me... by Xorlev on Monday January 19, 2026 @02:58PM (#46683711)
Google was already fairly profitable when Gmail was started, and did a considerable amount of capacity planning.

It was also invite-only for a loooong time.