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And how many of those are likely to be active and be expecting serious email instead of newsletters and spam?

I presume the same percentage as all gmail accounts. I saw nothing that indicated that these users were less active than anyone else.

Unlike Hotmail, I think a very large percentage of Gmail accounts are pretty active.

In what world does that matter?

I think the word "tape" tells you all you need to know about how serious this issue is.

The original commenter pointed out that 0.02% is a more significant figure than the Gmail team makes it out to be, and that 150,000 is very significant. I'm saying the 150,000 figure isn't as significant as it looks, either.

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