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And? You want this to be free? It clearly costs money.

• burke 14y ago
  How so? It's essentially the same service as gmail, only with a different domain. The incremental cost to them is zero, and they make the same revenue as they do from a gmail user.
  • ams6110 14y ago
    Google's cost != Value to You.
    • burke 14y ago
      I was responding specifically to the 'It clearly costs money' statement. It definitely costs them $0 more than gmail.
      • cglace 14y ago
        Opportunity cost.
  • justincormack 14y ago
    A gmail user advertises gmail every time they send a mail. Your own domain does not. Its a mass market product. Having your own domain is not.
• nuclear_eclipse 14y ago
  I see ads on my free google apps account...
  • pyre 14y ago
    Expect them to start including "Upgrade now to a paid Google Apps account!" ;-)
  • deleted 14y ago
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    • nuclear_eclipse 14y ago
      I don't even see ads when reading email for my basic gmail account on my phone, so IME there's zero difference between the two except that one is tightly integrated with my domain name and the other has a terribly ugly username @gmail.com ...
    • thpoul 14y ago
      Wait for it...