Re:One Point For Gmail (Score 0)

1. Right now I have 2.7GB storage on GMail.
Right now, I have 200+ GB of storage available to Pine. Not that I'll ever need it, but it is there.
a) But I need that 2.7 GB for all my pr0n :)

2. I don't need a client with GMail.
I don't need a client with Pine -- Pine is the client, and it runs on my home machine, no matter where I access it from. Which reduces the client-side needs considerably. All I need is a shell of a few K in any computer system. You, on the other hand, require a multi-megabyte browser that supports client-side operations.
b) My home PC is powered by a hamster running on a treadmill - very eco-friendly. Unfortunately, every now and then a hamster has a stroke, and the PC turns off. I need 24/7 access to email, and I get that through Gmail.

3. I can access my GMail from home.
I can access Pine from home
c) I can access either unless the hampster has a stroke.

4. I can access my GMail from work.
I can access Pine from work.
d) No hampster powered PC's at work, so I can access Gmail all the time

5. I can access my GMail from my phone.
I can access Pine from my phone. And my PSP. And my Palm. And my old Amiga. And my Mac. My old 64k OS9/6809 system. And my various other old systems that don't support Java and other client-side technologies. And any *nix system on the planet. I look forward to being able to check my email from my PS3, when they finally get it out the door. All I need is a telnet or (preferably) secure shell, and as they're saying it is linux based.... done deal, probably. I have a dial-up connection on my linux machine that allows me to log in from the oldest, lamest modem I am ever likely to run into. And yes, from there... I can run Pine.
d) I do not have that many friends sending email to me. :( I do not need to see email on my electronic computerized toilet imported from Japan. Besides, I do not like to be disturbed while I take a "most honorable dump".

6. GMail is yet to allow a piece of spam into my inbox.
Pine can take advantage of all manner of cool and innovative spam filters and other kinds of filters. Bayesian, white/blacklist based, custom, you name it. There's no spam in my Pine mailbox at all. Also, there are no ads. You, on the other hand, have Google providing ad content all the time you use GMail. Which is not a lot different from constantly being spammed, at least, to me.
e) Most of the spam I get is for pr0n, and I like it. So does the current hampster; that must be the reason why all thost hampsters are having strokes :-0