So mixed messages again. Is 'Inbox' the next-gen Gmail interface or a hobby project that will get closed down in a year? Momentum has slowed and I've become so dependent on it's workflow I'd be gutted if this was the case. However - I don't believe Google will maintain two email clients in perpetuity.
On past experience - they'll fold the functionality of one into the other - partially and imperfectly leaving users irritated once more.
Still - it's not like I'd be safe from this anywhere else. Products from smaller companies are in constant danger of aquihire shutdowns or similar.
And open-source has still yet to produce UX that's much better than 'parity with the mainstream from a few years ago'.
On past experience - they'll fold the functionality of one into the other - partially and imperfectly leaving users irritated once more.
Still - it's not like I'd be safe from this anywhere else. Products from smaller companies are in constant danger of aquihire shutdowns or similar.
And open-source has still yet to produce UX that's much better than 'parity with the mainstream from a few years ago'.