If you happened to be scrolling through X (formerly Twitter), Facebook or Threads and saw an image that appears to be an email from Google about the tech giant “sunsetting” Gmail in August 2024 — don’t worry, it’s completely fake.
Gmail obviously isn’t actually shutting down and remains one of Google’s most popular platforms. What is going away is Gmail’s basic HTML view at some point in 2024, which very few users likely actually use at this point.
this is insane. I hate this company pic.twitter.com/pXBRezPAyX
— Daniel (@growing_daniel) February 22, 2024
I'm the SVP of Product at Google ($28.8M TC).
Last night, Sundar asked me to "fire the entire Gemini team."
I misread his message (insanely bad service at my 7br 11bath cabin in Park City) and I accidentally fired the entire Gmail team.
Gmail…Gemini.
Look at that… pic.twitter.com/CBCWAhoNCT
— Chris Bakke (@ChrisJBakke) February 22, 2024
As usual, something being fake hasn’t stopped people from jumping to conclusions on social media, particularly on X. The paid-for blue checkmarks are having a field day with this one.
Google does have a long history of shutting products down, including most recently Stadia. Other killed of gems include Jamboard, DropCam, Google Podcasts and more.
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