Mike’s Personal Blog

Ha!  Google really moved the free email competition to the next level when they started GMail with GB and not MB of space.  The next big guy who followed was Yahoo.  Now, AOL does it too.  Here’s a copy of the feature list then sent me via email.

• Reduce password overload.
  You only have to log in once to access both your AIM Mail and your IM.
• Be spontaneous.
  Respond to an IM with either an email or an IM.
• Exude that confident glow.
  We’ve got you covered with industry-leading spam and virus protection.
• Keep anything and everything.
  Two GBs of storage enables your hoarding tendencies.
• Preserve important relationships.
  Unsend an email sent to an AOL or IM address. Unless it’s been opened, in which case you’re on your own.
• Secretly indulge in obsessive behavior.
  Check to see if an email you’ve sent has been read by its recipient. Check again. And again.
• Do it your way.
  You can easily access your AIM Mail from Microsoft Outlook or any other IMAP-compliant email program.

The 2GB of space didn’t really interest me.  What interests me was the idea of being able to unsend messages sent to other AOL or IM address provided that the message has not yet been read.

Good work AOL but I still don’t love you.