Chris

It's interesting how certain brand names have such a powerful and immediate resonance with people. Google is very powerful - people will be falling over each other to get an @gmail.com addy. I want to be at the head of the queue to ensure I get my own name as an address before someone else does, even though I already have perfectly good email from mac.com and don't really need another account. On the other hand, the brand 'NTL' instantly gives me an impression of disorganisation, technology that usually does what it's supposed to, and corporate indifference. Getting google to supply email services to NTL might well improve NTL's email service, but I can't help thinking that if I ran Google, I'd ponder very seriously indeed before associating my brand with NTL.