> Now, there's a very good chance that some of Sparrow's UI features will be incorporated into the Gmail web UI and into the Gmail apps for Android phones and t

> Now, there's a very good chance that some of Sparrow's UI features will be incorporated into the Gmail web UI and into the Gmail apps for Android phones and tablets. Why acquire a whole company if all you want is to re-use some of their good UX ideas? You get those for free with the app. Presumably the talent was another draw for Google, but will breaking up/subsuming the team defeat that purpose?