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The Google Aprile First Joke. What?
« on: April 01, 2016, 09:23:54 PM »
Try to search on the above topic and find the truth. What was it? Is it over? Whne can I get my computer back?  Hello, anybody there?

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The prank, called "Mic Drop," gave users the option of sending emails through a special send button that - if the person replied - did not show the response. Users could ignore the feature, but some apparently clicked in error on the special button instead of the usual button
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Gmail user and writer Allan Pashby said that because he unknowingly used the Mic Drop feature, he is now unemployed.
Google April Fool.

And even CBS news mentioned it.
Google Prank Backfires.

Must be a slow news day... :D

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Re: The Google Aprile First Joke. What?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2016, 10:45:07 PM »
So what?

It was completely broken, and could activate not only by accident since the button was close to standard buttons but even when making a normal reply. You would then not see any replies to that message.
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