Re:Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
by nscalf on Thursday May 20, 2021 @05:50PM
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I mostly disagree with this breakdown. The product is great if you're not making email your full-time job. I love the screening process, I find I get less spam in my inbox than I did with gmail and miss less emails that I care about. The minimalist design with only a couple of things I care about is a net positive versus other services interface that is flooded with features I don't really care about.
Really the only major gripe I've had with Hey is the lack of calendar integration. I don't give out my hey email because it is a pain to handle calendar invites, I give out my gmail and forward the emails to hey.
All of that being said, I get why power users aren't happy with hey. But I'm not sure it was made for power users, I think it was made for people who hate email and want as little of it in their life as possible.
Re:Saying Good Bye to Hey.com
by kitrose on Thursday May 20, 2021 @10:07PM
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I am also a happy customer for these exact same reasons. Screening and bundling are extremely helpful features when your mindset is wanting as little attention to email as you can, but still want to surface the important items.
Really the only major gripe I've had with Hey is the lack of calendar integration. I don't give out my hey email because it is a pain to handle calendar invites, I give out my gmail and forward the emails to hey.
All of that being said, I get why power users aren't happy with hey. But I'm not sure it was made for power users, I think it was made for people who hate email and want as little of it in their life as possible.