robert_ak

G-mail is a German service that provides a "gmail.de" email address, but also allows for a sort of "hybrid mail" system in which documents can be sent electronically, printed out by the company, and delivered in paper format to local addresses.

damaged

robert_ak

Quoting damaged:

haha that's funny

scm

robert_ak

Quoting scm:

Why can't google just buy it... like they always do.

What's G-mail anyway? Giersch wants to launch a "hybrid communication" solution at Gmail.de – you can register already to be informed when the service launches nationwide in Germany (right now it's Beta-tested in the nice lil' town of Itzehoe). With hybrid communication, G-mail intends to allow others to contact you in a variety of ways, like by fax, snail mail, or electronic mail, and they will then "channel" this message and output it into any other medium, as you prefer. For example, someone in the city of Hamburg can send off a message to Munich. The message will be entered electronically, then transmitted electronically, and then printed out in Munich and transported to the Munich recipient via a local courier service. As a bonus, you'll even be able to collect a micropayment commission from the price the sender paid...

damaged

Quoting robert_ak:

the funniest thing is they'll have to go from bla@gmail.com to bla@googlemail.com