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by hueving 2895 days ago
Gmail is free. Does that mean email service is not a product? Why does fastmail exist?
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Tom4hawk 2895 days ago
Because there are people (like me) who value their privacy/data.
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ucaetano 2895 days ago
It is free for consumers, not for organizations. Gmail for consumers doesn't have a business model by itself, but it fits into Google's larger business model.
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