This incident occurred when Nate McGrady, a security engineer at X, tweeted: “When are we going to do XMail?” In response to fake news circulating about Gmail being shut down. Musk’s pithy response, “Coming soon,” fueled speculation that Company X might enter the email services space.
Despite this exchange, doubts remain high. There are already a number of established email services in the tech market, and X is now prioritizing advertiser retention as well as developing features like online payments and video calling.
But some have suggested that Musk may be aiming to attract users from Google, especially given Google’s past decisions to discontinue popular apps despite their popularity with users. The recent Gmail shutdown hoax, despite its obvious fakery, received widespread publicity thanks to its story about the “graveyard” of Google’s products.
Source: Ferra
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