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A blast from the past!

Google and Yahoo are two separate companies that have had a complex history when it comes to email. Here's a brief summary:

Yahoo Mail: Yahoo Mail is a free web-based email service provided by Yahoo!, a web portal and search engine company. Yahoo Mail was launched in 1997 and was one of the first free web-based email services. It was popular in the early 2000s, but its user base declined significantly after Yahoo!'s acquisition by Verizon in 2017.

Google Gmail: Google Gmail is a free web-based email service provided by Google, a multinational technology company. Gmail was launched in 2004 and quickly gained popularity due to its generous storage space (1 GB initially, now up to 15 GB), advanced search functionality, and integration with other Google services like Google Drive and Google Calendar.

Google's acquisition of Yahoo!: In 2005, Google and Yahoo! formed a partnership to provide search results to Yahoo!'s users. However, in 2008, Yahoo! decided to switch to Microsoft's Bing search engine instead. This led to a decline in Yahoo!'s search revenue and a significant decrease in its valuation.

Yahoo! Mail's decline: As Yahoo!'s search business declined, its email service also suffered. In 2013, Yahoo! announced that it would be discontinuing its free email service and encouraging users to switch to its paid email service, Yahoo! Mail Pro. However, this move was met with widespread criticism, and many users abandoned the service.

Current situation: Today, Yahoo! Mail is still available, but it's no longer a popular email service. Google Gmail, on the other hand, remains one of the most widely used email services in the world, with over 1.5 billion active users.

In summary, while Yahoo! Mail was once a popular email service, it has declined significantly in recent years, while Google Gmail has continued to grow and remain a dominant player in the email market.