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I have the idea that most people use browser-based email clients anyway?

• HumblyTossed 3y ago
  Why? Then you have to open your browser. I use Evolution.
  • hhh 3y ago
    I don't think I am saying something controversial when I say that the majority of people have a browser open at almost all times...
    • bravetraveler 3y ago
      Indeed, browsers are open a lot. It's nice to consolidate your needs to just tabs in there. I use Slack and plenty of other things that way too. I will say, however, a proper email client is nice for archival purposes. (note: not the person you're replying to, just a random passerby)
    • johannes1234321 3y ago
      Considering changes in communication, where mail is less relevant compared to discord, slack, WhatsApp, ... I guess many people can meanwhile live quite some time without looking at a mail app at all. While browser is needed regularly.
  • saghm 3y ago
    > Why? Then you have to open your browser. To me, the question isn't "why use my browser", it's "why use something else when I already have a browser and it's always open"?
    • Karellen 3y ago
      For me, the answer is "because native mail clients are so much snappier and responsive". As well as being able to choose my client based on the interface I prefer, rather than whatever UI the webmail provider decides to give me. And my mail client is also always open. And it uses less memory than a typical browser tab.
      • zgk7iqea 3y ago
        The reality I think is, the average user probably doesn't care about snappyness as long as it is not too bothersome. The path of least resistance is opening the webmail (no setup required).
    • HumblyTossed 3y ago
      Fair. I just don't always have a browser open. I don't need it when I'm coding and such. If I need to look something up I'll make a note and come back to it. Breaks my flow to just stop and look something up when I can just stub something out and fix it proper later.
  • reustle 3y ago
    Many folks, including myself, live (nearly) entirely within the browser. Pinned tabs, multiple windows, as big improvements in JS / wasm make this pretty smooth.
• baz00 3y ago
  New Outlook is a browser based email client strangely. It runs roughly the same code on the desktop as on outlook.com. It's Edge underneath.
  • Banditoz 3y ago
    Which sucks, because the new Outlook is less performant than the native one.
• danpla 3y ago
  > I have the idea that most people use browser-based email clients anyway? Indeed, but it's not an option if you have more than one email account on the same service.
  • coremoff 3y ago
    firefox containers can help there