Gmail leaves beta, launches "Back to Beta" Labs feature

[barry99705]

Re: Gmail leaves beta, launches "Back to Beta" Labs feature

I have a theory about google and their perpetual betaness.

As long as they hold their products in beta, they're not responsible for problems. They can always claim, "Hey, it was beta, what do you want?"

Microsoft has been doing that for years, without the beta tag.

[streaker69]

Re: Gmail leaves beta, launches "Back to Beta" Labs feature

I have a theory about google and their perpetual betaness.

As long as they hold their products in beta, they're not responsible for problems. They can always claim, "Hey, it was beta, what do you want?"

[boredsilly]

The thought of Gmail (or any Google product) leaving Beta is akin to an urban legend but the "Back to Beta" feature sounds straight from The Onion.

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/0...k-to-beta.html