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GMail can't go anywhere because of Android. It would need to be replaced with something nearly as comprehensive, tying accounts to 1+ phones and other devices,
by stubish 4y ago
GMail can't go anywhere because of Android. It would need to be replaced with something nearly as comprehensive, tying accounts to 1+ phones and other devices, and authentication and recovery processes. Worst case would be switching to tiny quotas and/or message expiration.
- yokoprime 4y agoThey could do as Apple with iCloud, where your iCloud login can be any email account.
- ushakov 4y agoYour Google account can be tied to any e-mail account already
- pmontra 4y agoI prefer to separate my Google account from my real email. I've got a gmail before Android because it was free but I never used it. Basically I squatted myself. It's only a spam black hole now. If anything happens to my Google account it has no effect to my business. I might get locked out of the Play store if I won't be able to register another account with the same phone number. The worst it happens is that I have to get a new number which actually is a lot of work (banks, etc.) Does that happen? Anyway, the less I use my account the less problems I should have, so no Gmail.
- stubish 4y ago'any e-mail' account means GMail, Apple or Microsoft for the vast bulk of email addresses. Most of the rest people using their work or school email (many of which backed by Google or Microsoft). Personal domains and other providers are a relative blip.
- stubish 4y agoApple needs to provide email to users for the same reasons. They are nice enough to let people who already have a working email setup keep using it, but I suspect the bulk of iPhone users will be using their Apple mail.