Sarcasm?

I can only assume you have a terribly slow Internet connection and a much faster PC than I do. Switching between labels on Gmail takes about 0.2 seconds for me, and that's with 35 emails in the view. I just tried it in Mail, and one of my larger folders took 15 seconds to open.


That is totally beyond my comprehension. If you only tag an email with one label, then labels are functionally identical to folders. It's just that they add the greater flexibility of multiple labels. How could you possibly prefer folders? They offer absolutely nothing over a label, and in the Gmail interface you click on them in exactly the same way.


I think you're not normal. Most people with millions of emails will have to use the search at some stage. I use it several times a week.


How so? My OWA access is quite painfully slow, because it's hosted over an ADSL line with a maximum 400Kb/s upload which is highly contended with other traffic. Gmail opens in a fraction of a second and is extremely responsive. OWA is also slightly crippled if you're not using IE.


You and I both. However, the vast majority of people do not. This is either out of ignorance, laziness, recklessness or because they can't afford the time, money and expertise required. How many threads have there been with people asking about data recovery because they've lost their entire life in a hard drive failure?

With everything on the cloud only, no time, money or expertise is required. Local caching enables you to work off-line, but if you lose your Chrome device a brand new one is ready to go right out the box. It doesn't need anything installing, no licenced software to buy and no expertise to set it up. It just works and anyone can do it.


It does have access to local storage so you can play media without a network connection. However, it is aimed at people who don't want to or should be banned from tinkering. It's aimed at creating a consumer device like a TV or a fridge which just does it's job with the minimum of fuss. If you want to run local applications and tinker under the bonnet, then it's not the OS for you. If you only want a browser you can switch on in a few seconds, then it might suit you.

To be honest, I don't think it would suit a single person on this forum because we're all about as far away from it's target market as is possible to get. We are not normal.


ROFLMFAO. There are not many mobile browsers with that resolution, probably less than 1% of all mobile devices sold. Anyone who designs a website that requires over 800x600 should be taken outside and shot.

Take Saspro outside and shoot him then!!

Most sites need much more than 600px height to be able to read a decent amount without constant scrolling. It is one of the reasons why I consider phones and netbooks as emergency internet access devices.

Most of the websitea I visit have long pages and to not lose my flow and to be able to scan back and forth. I just can't get on with small screens. Even the 1680x1050 of my 15" toshiba feels cramped.