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Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by jdmichal »

1123581321 wrote: post #16
[deleted] wrote: post #11

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I didn't have an issue with it because you could (and still can) email inbox@google.com and automatically get one. If a software company wants to test a new product with a subsection of its users, freely available invitations are the fairest way because the users most interested in the product seek out the invitations. The alternative is to rollout by IP address or some other system that shuts out willing participant…

Why not have the invitation be going to inbox.google.com? It's already gated behind a different URL; why force additional hoops? To weed out people who would put in the effort to go to the URL but not send an email?

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by nullrouted »

I tried Inbox when it first started and I can say I pretty much hate it. It seems like it is a change just for changes sake. It doesn't seem to make me more productive in my inbox, only more frustrated that I can't seem to find the things I want. Everything seems jumbled and just is a mess. If they make it the default I can see myself actually going back to a desktop client and using something else for a mobile client.

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by Navarr »

Someone1234 wrote: post #13
eli wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't there a checkbox in the Apps admin to opt in to get features earlier?

Yes, however that is just getting Google App features earlier. So if a product isn't in the GApps pipeline you won't get it, opt in or not.

Inbox has declared since day 1 they plan to come to GApps. No idea what the hold up is. They dodged my question asking about the challenges during the AMA. (I think they chose not to answer it at all)

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by kyrra »

moskie wrote: post #17

I still prefer Priority Inbox that's been around a few years now. I gave Inbox a shot, and it's very pretty, but I ultimately didn't find it as useful. Maybe I need to find the right settings to get Inbox to work the way I want, but... I'd be just as happy to not do that and stick with Priority Inbox. What I like about Priority Inbox is that it shows me important emails, regardless of the type ("type" meaning the dif…

Watching a talk from one of the guys that worked on Inbox, they built a lot of what they did on the power of what GMail already has. But their goal was to create a common flow that would handle most people's use-case. From what I've seen of inbox right now, there isn't a lot you can do to customize it. So until they start porting over features from GMail, I'd probably just stick with Priority Inbox if you like it's flow.

For me, Inbox solves my use-case for my personal email account. I never really put much time into organizing my gmail account to minimize noise, so Inbox was a good answer for me. Now, if Inbox was available for my work account I doubt I'd use it. I have carefully crafted lots of labels and filters to make Gmail an excellent solution for work, it just took more time to setup and maintain then what Inbox does for my personal email.

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by jedc »

[deleted] wrote: post #18
ArekDymalski wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> every other non-gmail google product which has done invitations has died Ingress haven't died yet.

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It's over a year old; longer if you include the beta release: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingress_%28game%29

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by kyrra »

jakebasile wrote: post #12
hobo_mark wrote: post #3

It still strikes me how Google Apps users, who actually pay for GMail & Co., are always the last ones to get the new stuff.

This is a source of frustration for me. I like the idea of Google Now, but as an Apps user, it is almost worthless as you cannot use Gmail cards. Gmail cards are the source of interesting things like flight status, package tracking, etc. Even more, I routinely have issues where upcoming appointments don't show up although I do not know if that is caused by being an Apps user. I truly don't get the delay on both Inbox…

My guess: data for their Apps customers are backed by completely different set of servers/infrastructure. This probably allows them to tell large potential customers that if GMail proper is ever hacked, their data would be safe (as it's part of some different system). It may also give them extra time to pen test new systems to make sure it isn't hackable before deploying it to the people that do trust it with their company's email.

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by dimillian »

This is the best way to manage your mail ever. I get a good amount of mail everyday, I use Inbox since day 1, and this is just too good. I can quickly scan a tag/inbox, and if I doesn't see anything relevant, just click on done, goodbye. See something you wants to do later? Just pin it. It'll stay on top. Everyone should give it a try. The product is very well done, and if you care enough about your mail to try new things on your workflow, just use it, you'll never come back.

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by LiweiZ »

nullrouted wrote: post #22

I tried Inbox when it first started and I can say I pretty much hate it. It seems like it is a change just for changes sake. It doesn't seem to make me more productive in my inbox, only more frustrated that I can't seem to find the things I want. Everything seems jumbled and just is a mess. If they make it the default I can see myself actually going back to a desktop client and using something else for a mobile clien…

I think machines still have some distance to go to achieve more usable guess-what-user-want. Many ideas have been tried, but I only see limited success in a few use cases.

Re: Inbox by Gmail: now in more places

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Post by wyldfire »

nullrouted wrote: post #22

I tried Inbox when it first started and I can say I pretty much hate it. It seems like it is a change just for changes sake. It doesn't seem to make me more productive in my inbox, only more frustrated that I can't seem to find the things I want. Everything seems jumbled and just is a mess. If they make it the default I can see myself actually going back to a desktop client and using something else for a mobile clien…

I feel similarly. I do think that there are some folks for whom this interface makes sense, though.
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