Gmail: Just Release It Already

For the love of Jehoshaphat I am so sick of hearing about Google's Gmail and not having an account. You see, I've visited ZDNet where they have Esther Dyson practically peeing her pants about it every five minutes. I've seen dozens of news articles, reviews, and screenshots. I've checked eBay where you can actually buy an invitation, which I considered doing until the bids went up to over 70 freakin' dollars per invite. I have checked my Blogger dashboard again and again because we who are regular users are supposed to get invited. I have expressed my interest in an account by filling out the form on Google. Hell, I even joined Orkut and participated in a Gmail survey. Do you think that any of this has gotten me closer to getting an account?

So enough of all of this buildup. Here is my message to Google: Think of the poor saps who are getting soaked for 70 bucks a pop on eBay. Think of young Yeroc who has offered up his birthright on Gmailswap. Think of the data clouds that will form and all of the "relevant text ads and links to related web pages of interest" that will be placed. Most of all, think about how much it will piss off the State of California.

Come out of beta now Gmail! Otherwise mail an invitation to gmailalready@urbanstar.com. Thanks.