Elon Musk to take on Gmail, says alternative Xmail is coming

Elon Musk, in an exchange, said that Xmail is coming. The product is being seen as an extension of Musk’s broader vision for his X platform.

The Tesla boss indicated about the new product in response to a query posted by an engineer from X platform. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

After creating his own version of ChatGPT, Grok, now Elon Musk seems to be set to take on popular email provider Gmail, owned by Google. The X chief seems to be on his way to creating his own version of Gmail named Xmail, something that goes with the name of his microblogging site X (formerly Twitter).

According to a report in the Dailymail, in an exchange on X platform, Musk revealed that a product named Xmail is coming. There are no more details on this and it is unclear when it will be available. However, it is expected that the mail will be integrated into the X app.

The development came to fore after Nate, an engineer at X, made a post, asking, “When we making Xmail/” To this, Musk replied in his characteristic nonchalance, “It’s coming”.

When we making XMail?

— Nate (@natemcgrady) February 22, 2024

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While Musk is known for making tall claims, he has also made some sweeping changes to X after he acquired it. Even if Xmail makes it, taking on Gmail would be a mammoth task. Reportedly, Gmail has over 1.8 billion users as of 2024.

After the exchange was noticed, Xmail began trending on X with over 15K posts. Several users reacted to the development by sharing memes, and expressing strong opinions on Musk’s new endeavour. Here are some reactions from the platform.

Xmail? I'll pass.
Even if forced on me. pic.twitter.com/Zs7j5U6v6q

— 👀 Belle, #ProtectICWA #IndigenousCreature #NAVRA (@bellesapepper37) February 23, 2024

Elon Musk just announced that Xmail is coming soon. Yayyy 💕
Good bye Gmail xD #XMAIL pic.twitter.com/ESlJDZAvv6

— Timi. (@idgafdafa) February 23, 2024

I wonder if Xmail is going to come preloaded on the Xphone Elon promised he was making when Apple hurt his feelings last year.

What's going on with the Xphone? Elon hasn't brought it up since last year. pic.twitter.com/MGmge5ZVZt

— Snowcat Tish (@SnowcatTish) February 23, 2024

Xmail? Surely he means TwitterMail? pic.twitter.com/0VXHo2F3vC

— Piyush Mittal 🇺🇸🇺🇦🟧🌊🌈 (@piyushmittal) February 23, 2024

This is seemingly a step forward in Musk’s grand vision to make X an ‘everything app’. Also, it is possible that new Xmail will be built by xAI, the company founded by the Tesla boss in 2023. The same company introduced Grok, a chatbot that has been integrated into X platform.

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