If the idea of having Google auto sort your email wasn’t bad enough they apparently thought that adding some jazz music in the background was a good idea. As a result a large number of users thought that they had been infected with a piece of malicious software.
From V3.co.uk
Chrome users opening their inboxes heard a distinctive ragtime jazz tune playing in the background, causing a mixture of panic and anger, according to many complaints that deluged the Gmail help forum.
“It sure creep me out. I thought I got some virus. Closed down all the windows, music was gone,” wrote kasahmed.
Don’t get me wrong, I like jazz, but for the love of all that’s good and holy you should at least let the end user know what to expect. The music portion notwithstanding I think that having the Goog sort your email is a daft idea. From reports that I’ve already read it has a low success rate in picking important vs junk-esque email.
So, no on the virus. Yes on the bad idea.
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