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I'm a G Suite legacy user that is affected by this change, primarily using it for personal email. Extremely, extremely annoyed that Android app purchases will

I'm a G Suite legacy user that is affected by this change, primarily using it for personal email. Extremely, extremely annoyed that Android app purchases will be lost. Since I also have Apple devices I'm considering moving over to iCloud+ since they now support 3 email boxes and 5 domain names per account: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212514 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212514 Other options I'm researching include Outlook Premium and Zohomail. Will be watching the comment section for other alternatives.

treesknees 5y ago
This is what I'm planning to do. Hopefully Apple's anti spam is as good as Gmail.
echelon 5y ago
"Free forever" I swear that we woke up 20 years in the future and that Google and Microsoft traded places.
- CRConrad 5y ago
  Those of us who were awake for that time noticed that they didn't; Google just moved over to where Microsoft was and still is. The only difference is that Google got worse and Microsoft much better at PR, so many people are now under the misapprehension that Microsoft moved in the opposite direction.
Someone1234 5y ago
The problem I have with iCloud+ isn't the product or price, it is how terrible Apple's web/cross-platform experience is. Say what you will about Google/Gmail, but it has always worked extremely well just in a browser let alone all their app offers.
- jackson1442 5y ago
  Not since they redid the gmail UI, it's _intolerably_ slow. Granted, the only thing iCloud has going for it is the speed of the interface compared to gmail, the overall interface is rather poor. fwiw I use Fastmail, it's relatively inexpensive (~$100/3 years). My only real gripe is the app passwords tend to break, but the fastmail client is pretty good.
  - ljm 5y ago
    Fastmail's UI is so nimble compared to the beast that is now Gmail. Normally I get IMAP or whatever set up on my laptop but I get email so infrequently that it's really not a problem to open the web version.
mig39 5y ago
Do you know how it would work on iCloud+ if you have more than 3 people in an iCloud family sharing group?
joshka 5y ago
Fastmail was my refuge from google services many years ago. Infinite aliases on a single personal email.
chaz6 5y ago
I am going to migrate to Migadu. I have already given them a try and they were perfect for my needs (multiple domains and mailboxes).
- karanbhangui 5y ago
  I’m on them now, but run into send/receive limits fast and gets expensive. Only really useful for rarely used accounts, not regular use email
junar 5y ago
Why do you think you'll lose your Android app purchases? This comment thinks otherwise. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29997504 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29997504

treesknees 5y ago

This is what I'm planning to do. Hopefully Apple's anti spam is as good as Gmail.

echelon 5y ago

"Free forever" I swear that we woke up 20 years in the future and that Google and Microsoft traded places.

CRConrad 5y ago
Those of us who were awake for that time noticed that they didn't; Google just moved over to where Microsoft was and still is. The only difference is that Google got worse and Microsoft much better at PR, so many people are now under the misapprehension that Microsoft moved in the opposite direction.

Someone1234 5y ago

The problem I have with iCloud+ isn't the product or price, it is how terrible Apple's web/cross-platform experience is. Say what you will about Google/Gmail, but it has always worked extremely well just in a browser let alone all their app offers.

jackson1442 5y ago
Not since they redid the gmail UI, it's _intolerably_ slow. Granted, the only thing iCloud has going for it is the speed of the interface compared to gmail, the overall interface is rather poor. fwiw I use Fastmail, it's relatively inexpensive (~$100/3 years). My only real gripe is the app passwords tend to break, but the fastmail client is pretty good.
- ljm 5y ago
  Fastmail's UI is so nimble compared to the beast that is now Gmail. Normally I get IMAP or whatever set up on my laptop but I get email so infrequently that it's really not a problem to open the web version.

mig39 5y ago

Do you know how it would work on iCloud+ if you have more than 3 people in an iCloud family sharing group?

joshka 5y ago

Fastmail was my refuge from google services many years ago. Infinite aliases on a single personal email.

chaz6 5y ago

I am going to migrate to Migadu. I have already given them a try and they were perfect for my needs (multiple domains and mailboxes).

karanbhangui 5y ago
I’m on them now, but run into send/receive limits fast and gets expensive. Only really useful for rarely used accounts, not regular use email

junar 5y ago

Why do you think you'll lose your Android app purchases? This comment thinks otherwise. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29997504 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29997504