They mean "Sometimes, almost as slow as the other email providers" -- when someone's the top dog, and they make a minor slip, it's always news for various human

They mean "Sometimes, almost as slow as the other email providers" -- when someone's the top dog, and they make a minor slip, it's always news for various human reasons. Although I have noticed a little slowdown. Just noticing the higher standards for Google while I'm at it :)