[runjake]

This is complete speculation, and not even good speculation.

Gmail for iOS is essentially a single-site web browser, whereas the Mail app is a full iOS app utilizing the full CocoaTouch frameworks. A native app is going to have a faster experience.

Also, use objdump or something, like a professional -- not strings.

[tobylane]

It's not at all speculation, I just didn't feel the need to prove it. We're not obsessive about that here, not like Wikipedia or Stackoverflow.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17580251/what-exactly-is-... http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/15/launch-center-pro-develo... http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/04/06/apples-use-of-private-...