<OT> yet more Gmail invites

[Herb DeLong]

You guys were talking about gmail so much I went to their web site and asked
for a account and gave my information and they gave me an account, I didn't
have to take 50.
Herb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Carpenter" <matt at eisgr.com>
To: "Linux tips and tricks" <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: <OT> yet more Gmail invites


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> That is because you are too logical.  Google has just waged an amazing
> advertising campaign, in order to make a huge presence in an already
> saturated market.  Did they use TV, Movie spots, or trade rags?  nay.
> They used Network Marketing and the power of limited supply to create a
> demand.
>
> My esteemed colleague (and technical lead of the email team for a multi
> billion dollar international corporation just came running down to tell
> me that he finally had a GMail account.  This, the same man who
> lambastes people for using such non-corporate-standard email as Yahoo
> and Hotmail.  He was giddy and proud to display his conquest.  Why?
> Because you can't just go sign up for one.  Someone must first invite
> you (of course, the NetworkPunk googlegroups site is a great place to
> score an  invite for any and all).
> The perceived limited supply coupled with the idea that getting in on a
> Beta is like freely getting something you might otherwise have to pay
> for has worked brilliantly!
>
> Some people don't even know what a GMail account *is*, but they want one.
>
> How else would Google gain anything more than measley market-share when
> Yahoo, Hotmail, and others already have free offerings?  Brilliant Job,
> Google.  Brilliant.
>
> Now if only SuSE/Novell/IBM can do so well.  Two of those have proven
> inable to sell lifesavers to a diabetic.
>
> Tim Wunder wrote:
> | On Thursday 17 February 2005 6:09 pm, someone claiming to be Harry Giles
> | wrote:
> |
> |>Brad De Vries wrote:
> |>
> |>>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:38:43 -0500 (EST), Net Llama!
> |>>
> |>><netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> |>>
> |>>>I've got 50 (yes, five zero) Gmail invites.  If you're one of the few
> |>>>remaining people on this planet without a GMail account, let me know
and
> |>>>i'll gladly give you one or more.
> |>>>
> |>>
> |>>Wow, I got 50 also.  I guess I'm finally playing with the big boys.
:-)
> |>>_______________________________________________
> |>
> |>You are so loved!
> |
> |
> | I happen to be VERY proud of the fact that I have 0 gmail invites.
> That would
> | mean I DON'T have a gmail account...
> |
> | Regards,
> | Tim (who fails to see the attraction of a gmail account)
> |
> |
> |
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