Google is quietly killing off another useful feature

EmptyRadar, 8 months ago

Tech news sites quietly use this word too much

bedrooms, 8 months ago

When will they shutdown Google Search?

magmaus3, 8 months ago

reminder that it’s (still) possible to use a standard mail client

YMS, 8 months ago

And for the scenario this particular article builds on - slow internet connections - this has always been the better option anyway. The only places where the basic HTML webmail really will be missed are on devices that won't let you install a mail client, but offer you some rudimentary (not full-fledged) browser.

thingsiplay, 8 months ago

Thunderbird. Or any other mail client that downloads your emails. Especially useful if you have multiple accounts.

cyborganism, 8 months ago

I won’t be able to read my email in my Pine text based web browser anymore :(

ripcord, 8 months ago

Ah but you will! You can, and this wouldn't affect that at all.

Rottcodd, 8 months ago

But every dollar that goes into supporting it is a dollar that’s not going into executive pay packages and stock dividends.

And enshittification marches on.