Gmail isn't perfect. The only two real reasons why I use Gmail and not Outlook are:
- I can access it online from anywhere without configuring much.
- Because of the good spam filter, saves me from installing Mail Washer or other anti spam tools.
Couple of things I don't like about Gmail:
- Still doesn't have folders (labels are OK but they don't have any kind of hierarchy).
- I miss the drag&drop functionality from Outlook (e.g. mark a couple of emails and drop them into some folder or the trashcan, much faster than having to select the label from that pulldown).
- It's missing desktop alerts. Sometimes they are annoying, but with some configuring they are pretty useful at work. I have that Firefox extension to check incoming emails @ Gmail, but I can't configure it to show only certain emails.
Of course Outlook isn't perfect either, but I don't think it has been "destroyed" yet.
Re: folders & hierarchy, using a combination of labels named parent, parent/child1, parent/child2, etc. works pefectly for me. If you're on firefox the Better Gmail extension will actually turn these into expandable folders. Its not the perfect solution - but it works more than well enough for me.
- I can access it online from anywhere without configuring much.
- Because of the good spam filter, saves me from installing Mail Washer or other anti spam tools.
Couple of things I don't like about Gmail:
- Still doesn't have folders (labels are OK but they don't have any kind of hierarchy).
- I miss the drag&drop functionality from Outlook (e.g. mark a couple of emails and drop them into some folder or the trashcan, much faster than having to select the label from that pulldown).
- It's missing desktop alerts. Sometimes they are annoying, but with some configuring they are pretty useful at work. I have that Firefox extension to check incoming emails @ Gmail, but I can't configure it to show only certain emails.
Of course Outlook isn't perfect either, but I don't think it has been "destroyed" yet.