Google launched its email service Gmail 20 years ago today in a press release that some thought was a joke. Gmail was described then as "a free search-based webmail service with a storage capacity of ...

FILE - An ad for Google's Gmail appears on the side of a bus on Sept. 17, 2012, in Lagos, Nigeria. Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin unveiled Gmail 20 years ago on April Fool's Day. (AP Photo ...

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When Google launched Gmail 20 years ago today, many thought it was an April Fools' Day prank — 1 GB of storage was a lot then! But the email platform is no joke with well over a billion users today.

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When Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004, many people thought Google's announcement of its own email platform was an April Fool's Day prank. Google's advertised 1 GB of free storage was a staggering ...

San Francisco — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool's Day not long after starting their company more ...

Google co-founders Sergey Brin, left, and Larry Page pose at company headquarters Jan.15, 2004, in Mountain View, Calif. Page and Brin unveiled Gmail 20 years ago on April Fool's Day.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools’ Day not long after starting their company ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools' Day not long after starting their company ...

Two decades ago, Google launched its free email service Gmail with an announcement that had people wondering if it was another April Fools' Day prank by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Page ...