Not funny: Google removes April Fools' Day prank email feature
Google hastily removed an April Fools' Day feature on Friday that allowed Gmail users to send emails and not see the replies, after the joke fell very flat with some people. The prank, called "Mic Drop," gave users the option of sending emails through a special send button that - if the person replied - did not show the response. Due to a bug, the Mic Drop feature inadvertently caused more headaches than laughs," Google said in a Gmail blog post after its help forum filled with complaints.
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