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[–] [S] 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I have a very similar story. I was the most Google centric person I know in 2014 and 2015. I grew disillusioned after they killed Inbox. I realized that tech doesn't always get better with time. Sometimes the money motive leads to tech actively getting worse for users

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's years later and they still haven't incorporated inbox features into Gmail like they said they would and probably never will

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's no money behind it, partially because there's no real competition pushing them to provide a better experience. Plus, anything that saves time with email actually has a perverse financial disincentive. It means less time viewing the Promotions tab in Gmail. Inbox was the last gasp of innovation for its own sake at Google.

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