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At the risk of saying something unpopular, I like the new Gmail. I liked the previous Gmail too, so maybe I'm not the best judge. It is slightly slower, but I
by hluska 8y ago
At the risk of saying something unpopular, I like the new Gmail. I liked the previous Gmail too, so maybe I'm not the best judge.
It is slightly slower, but I like the look and enjoy working in it.
While I dream of doing it, I think it would be hard to PM something as popular as Gmail. Once you reach a nine figure user count, any change you make will be met with millions of unhappy people...
- seba_dos1 8y agoI liked previous Gmail versions. I could see why people may dislike them, but they were fine for me and worked well (especially after setting up a dark theme and compact view density). Now it's so unbearably slow and ugly that I switched to HTML view and consider it an improvement.
- hluska 8y agoThat really stinks - I don't work for Google but I'm still sorry that's happening to you. I'm not using the most powerful machine (i7-8550U + 8gb of RAM) and I'm running Chrome 69 on Windows 10. It's a little slower than the previous version, but nothing I'd call unbearable. In fact if I'm being really honest, I'm not even sure if it is slower, or if I'm just saying that it is to fit in. :)
- fermienrico 8y agoPlease refrain from self judging what your response may be or may not be on HN. Just state what you think. I urge you to read FAQ on HN etiquette.
- hluska 8y agoI have read the FAQ. The first item is to be civil and avoid snark. The third item is to assume good faith. You've responded to the worst possible interpretation of what I said. I can assure you that I wasn't prejudging how people would respond to me because frankly, when I worry about those things, my writing goes to hell. Instead, I was trying to be friendly and poke fun of myself.
- fermienrico 8y agoI am specifically referring to comments such as "I am going to get downvoted but I believe in X". Instead, just say "I believe in X".
- hluska 8y agoOkay, but I didn't say that and I just explained that I didn't mean that. Once again, please be civil and assume good faith.
- tdb7893 8y agoPeople are always unhappy with new UIs (just look at what happens when Apple tries to change anything) and hacker news seems to be pretty negative towards all of the big tech companies (often deserved but sometimes not) so it's not always the best barometer for these changes.
- hluska 8y agoThose are excellent points.