Re:Why is it so hard to give Google money?
by babypuncher on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @12:49PM
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I'd say Google has fallen behind. Gmail is a good example. I switched to Fastmail, which loads on my PC in less than a second after I click the bookmark. Gmail takes nearly 10 seconds. And Fastmail provides a configuration profile to provide push notifications to the native iOS email client, something Google stopped offering 6-7 years ago.
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The Gmail web interface has been crud for 10+ years now, but...it's free. Not too surprising that paid services are better. It's really hard to beat 'free' as long as it's barely good enough.