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I think it's combination of: * The person who pushed for the Inbox project got the promotion/raise they desired and move onto other new projects for further ad

I think it's combination of: * The person who pushed for the Inbox project got the promotion/raise they desired and move onto other new projects for further advancement. * Inbox was too good at quickly managing email, and Google would prefer you spend more time fighting the interface in Gmail and seeing ads than getting this done efficiently. Call me cynical but that's where I'm at with Google at this point.

duality 8y ago
"Google would prefer you spend more time fighting the interface in Gmail and seeing ads [...]". What ads?
- Griever 8y ago
  Gmail now contains ads within each of the "category" tabs. Ad blockers seem to mostly block them, so that's most likely why you haven't seen anything.
- Guillaume86 8y ago
  Gmail app on Android has ads in the mailbox.
  - tyfon 8y ago
    And even more ridiculous, since they now have ads on the gmail app I get ads in my G suite account on android. They also constantly try to "unify" my email accounts so that they mix personal g suite email with my work exchange email and I have to click the top right to switch accounts. I'm quite close to removing the whole damn app too and go for K9-mail or something again (does that still get updated?) Also the web interface for gmail is absolute trash when you are using firefox, so is youtube creator studio beta. Even the "feedback" button is broken so I can't tell them it doesn't work.
    - Moru 8y ago
      I have no idea if K9-mail gets updated but we are talking about mail, what is there to update? It still works for me.
- cfontes 8y ago
  some ads are also disguised as emails, thankfully AdBlocks picked this up.
- deleted 8y ago
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nadezhda18 8y ago
> Google would prefer you spend more time fighting the interface in Gmail and seeing ads Do you see ads in Gmail? I don't anymore and it feels it has been like since a very long time. (and my AdBlock os turned off on Gmail)
- ddenisen 8y ago
  I've started seeing ads disguised as emails (similar to promotional reddit "posts") in the "new" Gmail app I've switched to after being forced off Inbox. I think the ads only show up on free accounts. I have another Google account through my employer (for work email) and I don't see ads there.
  - nadezhda18 8y ago
    My Gmail is free, too... On GSuite (non-free version of Gmail) I don't see the ads either and it is supposed to be like that (after all, it's paid)

duality 8y ago

"Google would prefer you spend more time fighting the interface in Gmail and seeing ads [...]". What ads?

Griever 8y ago
Gmail now contains ads within each of the "category" tabs. Ad blockers seem to mostly block them, so that's most likely why you haven't seen anything.
Guillaume86 8y ago
Gmail app on Android has ads in the mailbox.
- tyfon 8y ago
  And even more ridiculous, since they now have ads on the gmail app I get ads in my G suite account on android. They also constantly try to "unify" my email accounts so that they mix personal g suite email with my work exchange email and I have to click the top right to switch accounts. I'm quite close to removing the whole damn app too and go for K9-mail or something again (does that still get updated?) Also the web interface for gmail is absolute trash when you are using firefox, so is youtube creator studio beta. Even the "feedback" button is broken so I can't tell them it doesn't work.
  - Moru 8y ago
    I have no idea if K9-mail gets updated but we are talking about mail, what is there to update? It still works for me.
cfontes 8y ago
some ads are also disguised as emails, thankfully AdBlocks picked this up.
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nadezhda18 8y ago

> Google would prefer you spend more time fighting the interface in Gmail and seeing ads Do you see ads in Gmail? I don't anymore and it feels it has been like since a very long time. (and my AdBlock os turned off on Gmail)

ddenisen 8y ago
I've started seeing ads disguised as emails (similar to promotional reddit "posts") in the "new" Gmail app I've switched to after being forced off Inbox. I think the ads only show up on free accounts. I have another Google account through my employer (for work email) and I don't see ads there.
- nadezhda18 8y ago
  My Gmail is free, too... On GSuite (non-free version of Gmail) I don't see the ads either and it is supposed to be like that (after all, it's paid)