Gmail Paper: Not so foolish
As far as Google April Fool’s Day gags go, Gmail Paper may not be as laugh-out-loud funny as classics like PigeonRank, but like the best April Fool’s jokes, it’s got that almost-real feel to it, forcing a double-take or a quick glance at the calendar to confirm that it’s fake. After all, in the early days of email, services like CompuServe offered an email-to-paper service, and email-to-fax gateways exist to this very day. And HP recently introduced a dial-up connected printer designed to allow technophobes to, yes, receive their email on paper. So, Gmail Paper may not be quite real, but it’s not entirely foolish either (and you gotta love the “user” comments, like the “armchair futurist” who opines: “what will Google think of next? Cardboard?”).
Oh, and as long as we’re talking April Fool’s, total props to Ryan for his “real interview with fake Steve Jobs.” Hope you break all his fingers, dude.
