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by andrewchambers 2561 days ago
They took something that worked fine, then broke it after they had the majority of users. There are backwards compatible and secure methods (Like allowing a unique password per device). It is an obvious tactic to force people to choose between gmail web client, and outlook/thunderbird/aerc.

To make matters worse they falsely point the blame at competitors and then people like you defend them.