GMail provides one gigabyte of storage, but there's a price involved: your e-mail is read (electronically), information about you is stored, and ads are inserted inline with your e-mail text. There is also no clause protecting your information in the privacy agreement, so your e-mail could be sold or a government warrant can retrieve all the e-mail you've ever received or sent.
Hello Eric, Thank you for your message. We apologize for the delayed response. Gmail is experiencing rapid growth. We have been working hard to keep pace with the popularity of our service while we respond to each individual message. Because Gmail is in a limited test period, we occasionally issue a small number of new user invitations to a randomly selected group of Gmail users. When Gmail issues invitations, a link that says 'Invite friends to join Gmail' appears along the left side of your Gmail account. The Gmail Team is gathering feedback and suggestions from our current users, and as we make progress with our service, we issue more invitations. We are unable to offer more invitations at this time. We appreciate your patience while we work to make Gmail generally available. Sincerely, The Gmail Team
