Google Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Talk — Now With 100% Less Beta!
Our sibling site, Android Central, brings word we’d almost given up faith at ever being brought’ned. Google apps, including the Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Talk we love so much on the iPhone (and iPod touch), are out of beta and high on life! Google’s own blog explains-ish:
We’ve come to appreciate that the beta tag just doesn’t fit for large enterprises that aren’t keen to run their business on software that sounds like it’s still in the trial phase. So we’ve focused our efforts on reaching our high bar for taking products out of beta, and all the applications in the Apps suite have now met that mark.
Makes the kind of sense that doesn’t, but whatever. Opaque, non-standard definitions of beta aside, it’s still good news. What’s next, announce a second operating system or something?
Anything but Push Gmail, right?
July 8th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
There is a lab where you can put the beta back on gmail just in case you miss it
July 8th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I hope they begin working on Google Voice now
July 8th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Gmail push has worked since day one on the Pre!
July 8th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
What’s a Pre?
July 8th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I think pre is some sort of ed
July 8th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
They should get treatment for it they have options you know
July 8th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I don’t think that it’s a coincidence that they announce the end of the Beta and beginning of the OS on the same day. Without question both are key weapons in their assault on Microsoft. Puts pressure on Mr. Softie to get more of their apps on the web.
July 8th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
the only disadvantage of iphone 3GS is lacking the Push Gmail service. i heard that a new application named GPush can fulfill this function. only $0.99. but it hasn’t been approved by Apple, so it cannot be on sale now.