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No second point of failure => no native push notifications.

• zwily 14y ago
  Not true - they could check email and send you push notifications server-side, but still have the client talk directly to gmail for nearly all functions.
  • huhsamovar 14y ago
    > they could check email That requires non-google action. That is a point of failure.
    • zwily 14y ago
      Sure, but the failure means that you don't get push notifications - you can still use your email app.
      • huhsamovar 14y ago
        That is correct, and has nothing to do with my original statement: No second point of failure => no native push notifications.