What this post refers to is the Gmail web app. Why, you're asking, would anyone use the web app vs. the native iPhone app? For starters....
Threaded Conversations Robust search functionality Labels visible on the message preview Access to my Gmail contact list Being able to "star" conversations
Need I go on? This assumes you have a Gmail address because you like the differentiated benefits that come with it vs. horrible Hotmail/Yahoo/rest of the world webmail. If you don't, then carry on with the iPhone mail app (which sucks big time). If you do, the new version rocks...
What is wrong with Windows Live Hotmail? Lack of IMAP support is about the only thing I can think of, but there are ways around that, and that's not enough to make it 'horrible'.
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What this post refers to is the Gmail web app. Why, you're asking, would anyone use the web app vs. the native iPhone app? For starters....
Threaded Conversations
Robust search functionality
Labels visible on the message preview
Access to my Gmail contact list
Being able to "star" conversations
Need I go on? This assumes you have a Gmail address because you like the differentiated benefits that come with it vs. horrible Hotmail/Yahoo/rest of the world webmail. If you don't, then carry on with the iPhone mail app (which sucks big time). If you do, the new version rocks...
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What is wrong with Windows Live Hotmail? Lack of IMAP support is about the only thing I can think of, but there are ways around that, and that's not enough to make it 'horrible'.