Elon Musk has hinted at the launch of a new email service called Xmail that could compete with Google’s Gmail. The new offering will reportedly have a cleaner and simpler design than Gmail, which is often criticized for its outdated layout. The billionaire was responding to an X user’s post when he said that the new offering will ‘reimagine’ how the email ecosystem works which is currently dominated by Gmail.
“Having an @x.com email address is the only thing that can stop me from using Gmail!” one user said, to which Mr Musk replied: “Interesting. We need to rethink how messaging works overall, including email.”
“Yeah. On the to-do list,” he added later.
interesting.
We need to rethink how messaging works overall, including email.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 15 December 2024
Mr Musk also confirmed that Xmail will have a DM-style interface similar to existing messaging platforms. Currently, email consists of long threads of messages with formatting that does not translate into a good viewing and reading experience for most users.
“I just want an email address that goes into a plain text DM inbox and eliminates the annoying and messy thread/formatting mess of email. The main nice thing about email is that it’s a universal handle system and every You don’t need to download any new apps, input any contacts, or connect with anyone,” another user wrote, to which Mr Musk replied: “This is what we’re going to do.” Are.”
TBH, I just want an email address that goes to a plain txt DM inbox and removes the annoying and messy threads/formatting mess i.e. emails
The main good thing about Email is that it is a universal handle system and is compatible with everything so you don’t need to download it…
– Ross (@rpoo) 16 December 2024
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Internet reacts
The news sparked intense discussion on social media and users became curious to know how X would move from being a social media company to competing with established tech giants.
“I can’t wait for Xmail. This will be the only mail I’ll use,” one user said, while another said: “Can Grok be installed as your built-in email assistant? That would be nonsense!”
A third commented: “Yes and please make it easier to find the emails you’re looking for. Let GROK find what I’m looking for, summarize it and even compose my emails.”
According to Forbes report, X has about 600 million users while Gmail has about 2.5 billion or a third of the world’s population. Experts argue that the platform may be easy to develop but it will take some effort to scale it up to the level of Gmail.
