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"You'd think that the progression in computer technology brings you faster apps that need less ressources."

And yet you would be wrong. Because after Microsoft we could no longer trust software develepers, another option is to _not change_ the software when upgrading the hardware, thereby enjoying the benefits of the new hardware. For example, I run software written in the "distant" past on today's hardware, e.g., using NetBSD as the OS. I do not use containers. I do not use graphics. It's "native bare metal". IMHO, it's far better than today's "apps". Faster and more resilient. I can fully separate code from data. IMO, I get more of the benefits of the new hardware due to relatively _less resource consumption_, even though the older software rarely can make use of every new hardware feature.

Early next year Google says it is not going to let people use HTML mode (no Javascript) in Gmail anymore. This is still easily accessed by changing "/u/0/u/" in the URL to "/u/0/h/".

Previously, Google tried to prevent people from using unpopular browsers to access Gmail. As a text-only browser user I needed a workaround. With help from a localhost forward proxy I am still able to use a text-only browser.

Whether this new change will absolutely stop people from avoiding Javascript remains to be seen.