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In fewer words, Inbox started as a UX redesign, was met with so much resistance that the team lead had to write a "You are not the target user" post internally,

In fewer words, Inbox started as a UX redesign, was met with so much resistance that the team lead had to write a "You are not the target user" post internally, and to salvage the sunk costs, they released it as a separate interface. Personally, I hope that Inbox gets some of those currently missing features added back in, starting with support for Google Apps accounts. The ability to snooze emails is too powerful (followup.cc turned it into a business model) to allow it to get thrown into the Google Labs graveyard.

hollerith 12y ago
>Inbox started as a UX redesign, was met with so much resistance . . ., and to salvage the sunk costs, they released it as a separate interface. You have it backwards (if the OP is accurate): the UX redesign that met with resistance among Googlers became the new version of Gmail.com (new as of a few years ago, that is).
jsmeaton 12y ago
I didn't think I would, but I love Inbox. I really want it for my work Google Apps account. Snoozing stuff is a killer feature. Wiping entire lists is a killer feature. I get maybe 5 marketing emails a day, and a few actionable emails a week in my personal email. I get about 10 actionable emails a day in my work account, and about 200 emails that could just be wiped. I'd get so much more value out of Inbox for Apps.
- praseodym 12y ago
  You could use Priority Inbox, which you can train by using Important markers on actionable/otherwise useful email. With the Gmail app on Android/iOS you can even get (push) notifications for just these important messages. But sure, I'd love to see Inbox for Apps as well, because my personal mail account uses Apps on my own domain.
8ig8 12y ago
I agree about Google Apps support. So far, I like Inbox, but I don't get much volume on my personal Gmail account. Most of my mail flows through my business account on Google Apps. I really want to put Inbox through it's paces there. Hopefully it will be available sometime soon.

hollerith 12y ago

>Inbox started as a UX redesign, was met with so much resistance . . ., and to salvage the sunk costs, they released it as a separate interface. You have it backwards (if the OP is accurate): the UX redesign that met with resistance among Googlers became the new version of Gmail.com (new as of a few years ago, that is).

jsmeaton 12y ago

I didn't think I would, but I love Inbox. I really want it for my work Google Apps account. Snoozing stuff is a killer feature. Wiping entire lists is a killer feature. I get maybe 5 marketing emails a day, and a few actionable emails a week in my personal email. I get about 10 actionable emails a day in my work account, and about 200 emails that could just be wiped. I'd get so much more value out of Inbox for Apps.

praseodym 12y ago
You could use Priority Inbox, which you can train by using Important markers on actionable/otherwise useful email. With the Gmail app on Android/iOS you can even get (push) notifications for just these important messages. But sure, I'd love to see Inbox for Apps as well, because my personal mail account uses Apps on my own domain.

8ig8 12y ago

I agree about Google Apps support. So far, I like Inbox, but I don't get much volume on my personal Gmail account. Most of my mail flows through my business account on Google Apps. I really want to put Inbox through it's paces there. Hopefully it will be available sometime soon.