Gmail is not Gmail

Because of a new law suit, Gmail might not be able to keep using the name Gmail.

This is an old news, and Google have already done something to “unload” the name. The changes have been done quietly that the general public may not notice, but not to us developer. For example, because of its change in URL from gmail.google.com/gmail to mail.google.com/mail, gmail-lite and libgmailer failed to use immediately. Fortunately we discovered that and fixed it quickily. And now it seems that you cannot find any references to the word “Gmail” anywhere in its AJAX source code.

Google would probably rename Gmail back to “Google Mail”. Boring name, but safe. After this, I think Google will no longer “invent” new names for its new products. They will keep on using the pattern “Google xxxx”: Google Maps, Google Reader, Google Suggests, Google Desktop, Google OS (okay I faked this one), etc etc. You can see them in Google Labs.

What about all the “hacks” based on it, such as gmail-lite? Should we change to googlemail-lite and libgooglemailer also?

I think I will keep on using this name, unless they, uh, shoot sue me.

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