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I knew this might happen but I'm really gutted. I'm actually worried about how my time management and workflow is going to fare in light of this.
It's weird how much this bothers me.
Google's ADHD with products strikes again. It's really hard to get excited over new Google offerings because they just go away when Google gets bored of them, time and time again.
It's likely not google get bored, but users didn't adapt product on large enough scale.
What exactly is a "large enough scale"?
The mentality that a project is a failure unless it achieves exponential growth and massive world-eating scale needs to die in a fire.
Even small things have value, and one of the few good things about massive corporations is they have the resources to do a lot small things well. When you have 85,000 employees, focus is overrated.
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Voice. I've been using Voice for probably 10 years now. Most of the functionality has been subsumed by Hangouts, but it's still there and they even updated it within the last year.
Shhhh! I'm convinced Voice only stays because it's under the radar of upper management. Don't remind them it exists!
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Sorry, not even close. Categories is just automatic folders, every email client has had folders for decades.
Is there a difference, other than bundles are inline with your other emails and categories are accessed in separate tabs?
I have all "low priority" emails show up at 5pm when I'm winding down my workday to deal with them.
That's the kind of thing I'm going to miss the most.
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It's likely not google get bored, but users didn't adapt product on large enough scale.
It is a cycle. Google drops a product due to low uptick, so users don't take on further products. There are three products that I can think of that have lasted: search, email, ads (which is search, really). [edit] oh, and maps!
Inbox changed my relationship with email and it is unbelievably frustrating to hear it is being shuttered. I was a better digital person because of the app: I never forgot to reply, I kept years of ideas and small notes in reminders, and I could quickly triage and clear all incoming mail. These things in particular made Inbox stand out: * UI - simple, uncluttered mobile and desktop experience with uncomplicated keybo…