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When did Google launch its revolutionary email service, Gmail?

In a move that seemed right out of a tech whiz’s playful handbook, Google unveiled Gmail on April Fools’ Day 2004. This wasn’t just any day for Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who had a penchant for pulling off pranks on this day. The launch left many wondering if this was just another quirky joke from Google. Offering a then-unheard-of 1 gigabyte of storage per account, Gmail revolutionized digital correspondence.