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A blast from the past!
You're referring to the evolution of Yahoo!'s email services:
- RocketMail (1997): Yahoo! launched RocketMail, a free web-based email service that allowed users to send and receive emails. It was one of the first free web-based email services.
- Yahoo! Mail (2001): Yahoo! rebranded RocketMail as Yahoo! Mail, introducing a new interface and features like spam filtering and virus scanning.
- Ymail (2008): Yahoo! launched Ymail, a new email service that offered more storage space and features like customizable filters and labels. Ymail was marketed as a more advanced email service, but it never gained widespread popularity.
Today, Yahoo! Mail is still available, although it has undergone significant changes and updates over the years. In 2013, Yahoo! acquired Tumblr, a microblogging platform, and integrated some of its features into Yahoo! Mail.
In 2019, Verizon acquired Yahoo!'s core internet business, including Yahoo! Mail, and merged it with AOL to form a new company called Oath. In 2020, Verizon sold Yahoo!'s core internet business to Apollo Global Management, which has continued to operate Yahoo! Mail and other services.