That's a complex (more than necessary) product roadmap, to support the negligible percentage of users that can actually use it "securely". When it comes to secu

That's a complex (more than necessary) product roadmap, to support the negligible percentage of users that can actually use it "securely". When it comes to security, the typical user leans towards making the wrong choices given the freedom to do so. You also aren't being denied the capability. There are seemingly innumerable mail hosting services that will let you do IMAP with normal password. You can also host it yourself, using gmail as relay service if you desire.