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After 5 Years, Google Removes ‘Beta’ Label From Gmail - NYTimes.com

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Description: Like many software products, Google’s Gmail service was first released with a “beta” label on it — meaning that while it was polished enough for public use, it was still in a testing phase, so any glitches were to be excused. Beta versions, which are sandwiched between internal “alpha” versions and final “release” versions, typically have a lifespan of weeks or months.

But Gmail was different. Released on April 1, 2004, it was still in beta five years and tens of millions of users later

Original URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08google.html?ref=business

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