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Google is quietly killing off another useful feature (www.popsci.com)

submitted 2 years ago by readbeanicecream@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social

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The Basic HTML function was helpful for people dealing with a slow internet connection but wanted to read their email.

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[–] magmaus3@szmer.info 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

reminder that it's (still) possible to use a standard mail client

[–] thingsiplay@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Thunderbird. Or any other mail client that downloads your emails. Especially useful if you have multiple accounts.

[–] YMS@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

And for the scenario this particular article builds on - slow internet connections - this has always been the better option anyway. The only places where the basic HTML webmail really will be missed are on devices that won't let you install a mail client, but offer you some rudimentary (not full-fledged) browser.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

When will they shutdown Google Search?

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Tech news sites quietly use this word too much

[–] Rottcodd@lemmy.ninja 2 points 2 years ago

But every dollar that goes into supporting it is a dollar that's not going into executive pay packages and stock dividends.

And enshittification marches on.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I won't be able to read my email in my Pine text based web browser anymore :(

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ah but you will! You can, and this wouldn't affect that at all.