Recently, the blogosphere was all abuzz about a Gmail bug deleting the data of .08%, wait, 0.2% of its users. The data didn't remain deleted forever, as for all its techno prowess, Google had also conservatively kept a physical backup of the data on tapes. But recovery was slow and painstaking, and it took Google 4 lumbering days to restore the data (disaster in business terms!).
Since public memory is short, the Google Bee felt it was a good time to dig up the archives, and research Gmail's track record. Because from what the Bee remembers, this isnt exactly the first time. Here is what the Bee discovered after his sojourn in the time machine.
