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This is off-topic, but if people don't like ads, why don't they just use Gmail with POP3 or IMAP?

• deleted 13y ago
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• bifrost 13y ago
  Because then there's basically no reason to use GMail, it has no value add without the UI.
  • snogglethorpe 13y ago
    Even without the UI, gmail is free email storage of fairly large capacity, which is also extremely reliable, accessible, fast, professionally-backed-up, and unlikely to go out of business any time soon...
• johnchristopher 13y ago
  I'd venture to guess that the majority of gmail users don't know they can access their gmail e-mail with a desktop client. And I'd venture to guess that those who know don't know how to set up a mail client.
• MisterBastahrd 13y ago
  You seriously don't understand the difference between an ad popping up somewhere on the page and an ad you have to delete when it enters your inbox?
  • aet 13y ago
    Do the ads actually get shipped to you if you use a desktop client?
• hnriot 13y ago
  haha, i don't think you understand this at all.
  • aet 13y ago
    Oops, I should have read the article.