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		petervandijck on Aug 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 10,000+ users in 24 hours & YC funding a few days ... Nah, anything that makes Gmail more useful is good for Google. The ads don't mean much.

axod on Aug 12, 2010 [–]

If they "didn't mean much" Google would have removed them. They make Google millions.

Obscuring other peoples advertising is a douchebag move.

petervandijck on Aug 26, 2010 | [–]

No it's not. It would be if they were replacing them with their own ads, but they're adding tremendous value to Gmail.

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