I deserve an award for getting a Gmail account in the most shameless way possible.
In my defence, all I can say to my friend is,

My need was greater than yours.
P.S. If I make it my life’s ambition to hunt down and kill the person who went and acquired ravikiran @ gmail.com before me, would I be overreacting?
hey how did u manage to get one? been waiting for my turn too long 🙁
Yes, you would be. Especially considering the fact that any service provider you are with will match that offer as soon as GMail goes sign-up and not invites only.
The California State Senate is trying hard to rain on your parade. Don’t know what exactly Google’s reaction will be, but the new law aims to restrict its ability to crawl through emails.
I wish i had a gmail account. in september i finally got into the invites page (i do deserve an award for finding it GD it!)….i’m still waiting…