According to Google, they get to keep their accounts. And why are you so sure it will go down?DarkBlood said:Yeah... right. But what will happen to all the users on GMail when Beta Testing stops? I bet GMail will have a lot of angered users when the site goes down for a few months.
Because it's not an open beta. They originally only allowed a few select people to beta test their service (most likely Google staff/friends/relatives). Then, in order to let more people in without the whole world signing up at the same time, they developed this invitation thing, where you get a limited amount of invites to give out.DarkBlood said:Then by all means, allow me to have GMail... but I don't get why we need invites for GMail anyway. Once Beta Testing stops, won't they stop doing invites... and allow regular sign-ups?
LeX said:Because it's not an open beta. They originally only allowed a few select people to beta test their service (most likely Google staff/friends/relatives). Then, in order to let more people in without the whole world signing up at the same time, they developed this invitation thing, where you get a limited amount of invites to give out.