Staying one step ahead of the competition is difficult, but a must in today's world of technology. Whoever is coming out with the most cutting edge product "wins" consumers.
Google is one of those corporations always known for the best services- ask anybody which search engine they default to, and more than half of them will reply, "why, Google, of course!" It's because of their user contentiousness and constant strive to be the best that they can be that Google is so successful. This also goes for off-shoots with the Google label associated with them. Gmail is one of the most prominent email servers, web-based or otherwise. It's got a great reputation for being user friendly and reliable.
This CNN article discusses Gmail's journey to the top. Ten years ago today, (April 1, 2004), Google launched this email site and "almost immediately changed the way people use email." The first two ways in which they stood out from competition was their storage and searching capabilities. Online email always lacked in the storage department, so Google went ahead and equipped Gmail with a whopping gigabyte. Competitors, even when responding to Google's bold move, only upgraded to a mere 100 megabytes. The search capability inside the email page made browsing the web quick and easy for users, and was a new, interesting feature. Gmail always seems to be updating features and tweaking things to get them right. While they aren't afraid to change things up on users, bad feedback results in a quick response to fix the problems.
Gmail most definitely has a great reputation in the community. Whether it be personal email (I myself have a gmail account), or email through institutions (SJFC email is linked through gmail as well), there's nothing I personally have to complain about. Web based email servers are usually a little shady, but Google is a trusted corporation and additionally, the fact that colleges trust it adds credibility.
Hopefully Google will keep coming up with ways to keep ahead of rivals, and keep the technology market competitive.
I love Google, it makes life so much easier and they try to make everything so simple and easy to understand, I feel other companies should try to take their lead more often instead of making everything so advanced and complicated
ReplyDeleteGmail is definitely the best email service I've ever used. It's easy to navigate, and the fact that you can access all of Google's other services, and YouTube accounts through it, just makes it even better. Being able to get to Google Drives and BlogSpot is especially useful, as I can check my email, work on projects, and update my blog all through the same service.
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