[barrkel]

Hmm. With Google canning Reader, it removes the only reason I had left to remain logged in, since I use a desktop email client. (Re Reader: I've moved to Inoreader, a clone which is still a little rough around the edges, but if it hangs around, it's a great replacement).

Gmail, as an email client, has always just been adequate. It isn't reliable at notifying me of incoming mails without the installation of extra software or downgrading to Chrome. And the real killer, it doesn't support multiple accounts in anything like a usable way.

I'm putting "logged in Google" in the same box as Facebook, and only using it in a separate browser.

[otibom]

Which desktop client do yo use ? I'd like to do the same but I know I will miss Gmail's thread formatting. I know there is a plugin for Thunderbird but it's not as great.

[barrkel]

Something old-school - Forte Agent. It can do thread formatting like a newsgroup, but it isn't perfect - e.g. it sorts the threads by the timestamp of the root of the conversation, rather than most recent message.

I particularly like its identity support.

I can't stand Thunderbird.