> Honestly though: the idea of loading 20MiB of JS to read a 24KiB message is weird.
What about downloading 70 MB of compressed binary code for Thunderbird?
> Like: I get it, traditional mail clients kinda suck, they feel bloated and janky. But the more I think of it, the more I think that webmail was a mistake, especially webmail as heavy as GMail has become.
I don't see how does it differ from traditional e-mail clients, except that you don't have to install, configure and allow unlimited access to your computer.
What about downloading 70 MB of compressed binary code for Thunderbird?
> Like: I get it, traditional mail clients kinda suck, they feel bloated and janky. But the more I think of it, the more I think that webmail was a mistake, especially webmail as heavy as GMail has become.
I don't see how does it differ from traditional e-mail clients, except that you don't have to install, configure and allow unlimited access to your computer.