Comments on: Why is Gmail Still Called Beta Software? http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/ Being Self-Employed, Technology, Raising Kids, Life's Journey Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: יום http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5205 יום Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:43:24 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-5205 It's beta, because it's still now working so well. You see in that last month, there service was offline for two hours. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BU2O19H3VT.DTL Sorry about my grammar, English isn't my tang. It’s beta, because it’s still now working so well.
You see in that last month, there service was offline for two hours.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/BU2O19H3VT.DTL

Sorry about my grammar,
English isn’t my tang.

]]> By: A Life of Constant Flux » Blog Archive » Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta? http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-138 A Life of Constant Flux » Blog Archive » Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta? Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:09:29 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-138 [...]  Why do I find this interesting? Well, a product coming out of beta into release is actually kinda normal in software development. But, I have been using Gmail for over 4 years, and it is still in Beta!! I even wrote about this before. [...] [...]  Why do I find this interesting? Well, a product coming out of beta into release is actually kinda normal in software development. But, I have been using Gmail for over 4 years, and it is still in Beta!! I even wrote about this before. [...]

]]> By: Moshe http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Moshe Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:57:17 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-56 Sorry about my grammar, English isn't my mother language Google team like make surprises to the media (news, etc') . If one day Microsoft (or any other computer), will do something big, that all the media will talk about, Google also need to do something big. All the media will talk about "Gmail is out of beta..." Sorry about my grammar,
English isn’t my mother language

Google team like make surprises to the media (news, etc’) .

If one day Microsoft (or any other computer), will do something big, that all the media will talk about, Google also need to do something big.

All the media will talk about “Gmail is out of beta…”

]]> By: Aaron http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Aaron Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:14:00 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-55 I bet when it goes out of beta, the final release version will not be free, but will be part of a suite of SaaS office applications. People who want free mail will be able to continue to use the beta. People who want an improving SaaS email client for professional purposes will have to pay. I bet when it goes out of beta, the final release version will not be free, but will be part of a suite of SaaS office applications. People who want free mail will be able to continue to use the beta. People who want an improving SaaS email client for professional purposes will have to pay.

]]> By: Joel Marcey http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Joel Marcey Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:31:28 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-54 Yeah, definitely not scaring people. I use it for both business and personal email services. Maybe they just don't want to redraw the logo again w/o the beta word in it -- too much of a time waster for such a fast moving compnay ;-) Yeah, definitely not scaring people. I use it for both business and personal email services. Maybe they just don’t want to redraw the logo again w/o the beta word in it — too much of a time waster for such a fast moving compnay ;-)

]]> By: Mark http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Mark Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:45:11 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-53 Maybe it has more to do with marketing. Maybe people think they're cool when their using something on the "bleeding edge" or is "new" and so they leave the Beta thing on there for that reason? The "beta" tag clearly not scaring people away like it used to... Maybe it has more to do with marketing. Maybe people think they’re cool when their using something on the “bleeding edge” or is “new” and so they leave the Beta thing on there for that reason? The “beta” tag clearly not scaring people away like it used to…

]]> By: Mike http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Mike Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:23:30 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/11/02/why-is-gmail-still-called-beta-software/#comment-52 I'd agree with your thinking. By keeping the "beta" tag on there, they can continue to modify or tweak their product without creating versions like gmail 1.0, 2.0 etc. They can also use it as an excuse for errors too...as you pointed out. I’d agree with your thinking. By keeping the “beta” tag on there, they can continue to modify or tweak their product without creating versions like gmail 1.0, 2.0 etc. They can also use it as an excuse for errors too…as you pointed out.

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