Comment "amazing interface"..."minimalism"...really? (Score 1) 707
I have been totally unimpressed with Gmail's interface so far. Sure, it's fast once the initial page loads (which takes forever), but only if you have a fast computer that can handle the tons of javascript it requires. The browser requirements are also a little absurd for email, mostly because of all the javascript.
The search is nice, and labeling is a cool idea, but I hate the threading. I rarely need to keep track of entire conversations (quoting relevant parts of them in the actual email does the job better) and Gmail routinely identifies multiple emails as part of a conversation when they are not.
Yahoo, on the other hand, is stable, does not require a lot of javascript (it uses it, but still has functionality with earlier browsers), and doesn't try so hard to collect personal information on me. The paying version of Yahoo is great, too, supporting things that Gmail is missing, like choosing from multiple From addresses when sending an email, and POP access. And if you ask me, $20 a year is not so much. Plus, with the new changes today, there's even more storage than Google and no banner ads.
I really don't see how Gmail is "incredible" or "revolutionary".
The search is nice, and labeling is a cool idea, but I hate the threading. I rarely need to keep track of entire conversations (quoting relevant parts of them in the actual email does the job better) and Gmail routinely identifies multiple emails as part of a conversation when they are not.
Yahoo, on the other hand, is stable, does not require a lot of javascript (it uses it, but still has functionality with earlier browsers), and doesn't try so hard to collect personal information on me. The paying version of Yahoo is great, too, supporting things that Gmail is missing, like choosing from multiple From addresses when sending an email, and POP access. And if you ask me, $20 a year is not so much. Plus, with the new changes today, there's even more storage than Google and no banner ads.
I really don't see how Gmail is "incredible" or "revolutionary".
