Casual observation after using Inbox for less than 24 hours:
There is no obvious Delete action. In fact, I don't think the word "delete" even appears in the app. The "Done" button (equivalent of Archive, I think) appears on the message surface; "Move to Trash" is buried in the menu. The swipe actions allow you to "Done" or "Snooze" a message, but not Delete.
It almost feels like they want a clean inbox + treasure trove of Archived messages that you've potentially forgotten about (up to 15GB worth!) that are ripe for ad targeting :)
To be clear, this is not meant to be a cry of "invasion of privacy" or "Google is evil"; rather—if this was part of the motivation—I think it's brilliant.
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@PCutty When gmail first launched, there was no delete button either. Seems like Google is still gunning for this type of behavior. I get it (deleting things makes them non-searchable), but I still want to delete most emails I get.
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Awesome! Can't wait to see how they invites are divided.
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So it's like Mailbox then?
edit: eh has features like mailbox but seems like more G+ and wave-like stuff too
I've used Mailbox and Inbox - love the snooze feature in both. Inbox does a great job of grouping similar emails together to archive all at once. Waiting for invites to come in, but I'll be sure to share when they do.
Absolutely love this. We all live in email, and google has more info than anyone to make that a better experience. Can't wait to play with it.
The site says send an email to inbox@google.com. It bounced with an SMTP 550. Ha!
Hard to express how excited I am for this, but that's slightly surpassed by my disappointment that Google Apps users can't get it... again. I'm sure we will eventually after a long wait.
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I was one of the first users of inbox and use it every single day. It helps organize my mail in such a way that improves my productivity. The ability to add reminders is a real plus.
Pros:
best email client ever! Brings back order in any overloaded inbox.
Cons:
Google is killing this product, wants us to go back to gmail. :(
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I switched back to Gmail allready and I hate it. Searching for the "new" inbox! Why issnt there a company who just build the best online mailbox tool ever :D
Can't upvote any harder. Combines a lot of my favorite Google Now / Gmail Labs features into a much better package. Pumped to make the switch as soon as I get an invite!
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I was one of the first users of inbox and use it every single day. It helps organize my mail in such a way that improves my productivity. The ability to add reminders is a real plus.
Pros:best email client ever! Brings back order in any overloaded inbox.
Cons:Google is killing this product, wants us to go back to gmail. :(
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