I fully agree with your sentiment. One correction though, if you have a Google apps account, you can also use push mail, since it supports ActiveSync: https://

I fully agree with your sentiment. One correction though, if you have a Google apps account, you can also use push mail, since it supports ActiveSync: https://support.google.com/a/answer/135937?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/135937?hl=en So, when comparing paid and paid accounts, there is not a difference here. (Of course, the GMail app gives push for all GMail accounts.)