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by MichaelZuo 994 days ago
Isn’t email even more reliable then Whatsapp?
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Not when the web Gmail client requires 40mb of crust just to read or send 1kb messages
So why use the web client instead of a proper desktop one?
Google hasn't built one and the generic ones aren't all that great.
Right. So let's not use the imperfect local clients that still work well. Let's just keep complaining about how Google is a big meanie for not making mail.google.com work offline (somehow) instead.
The stock Mac mail client is excellent, millions of people use Outlook or Thunderbird, and there's even better third party clients available.
Really? There's not a single great email app?

Opportunity there I guess.

Email has higher overhead than WhatsApp
Not necessarily, see Delta Chat.