[theaccordance]

My issue with this article is the narrative: That the truncation technique is applied for the benefit of memory management on the device. What about network throughput? Many of us have the privilege of blazing fast connections, both wired & wireless, but the same cannot be said for other locales.

[edent]

That's true... to a point. There could be a "load more" button - rather than taking users to a new mail view. There could be a "plain text" mode. There could be a "turn off images" option (there is, but it is hidden well).

There are lots of ways of making things faster for people with slow/expensive Internet connections without degrading the experience for everyone else.