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pfdietz
I didn't even know this was a thing.
bediger4000
That's too bad. I use it. It's typically faster than their "modern" interface, and does not suffer from "flat design".
dangus
It falls in a weird technological in-between.

If you need good performance and highly efficient data usage on a spotty or non-existent connection, a POP email client is the way to go. The basic HTML site has zero advantages in comparison.

If you have access to a half decent web browser, chances are it’s perfectly capable of running the JavaScript mobile version. Sure, it runs JavaScript, but it’s not exactly heavy.

Jigsy
I had actually noticed this a few weeks back. I figured they'd finally killed it. Looks like I was right on the nose...

I still haven't forgiven them for killing the Gmail Notifier taskbar program.

jersa
Like, why? How much maintenance could it possibly be for them, versus some segment of their users with limited/expensive connectivity who possibly depend on Gmail daily losing maybe the only usable means they have of accessing it.

Lame.

beardyw
> Like, why?

Presumably the plain HTML version requires considerably different back end services. I imagine that is the driver here.

sebtron
Too bad, I used it a lot this year. It works much better than the standard view on the old, crappy netbook I use when I travel. No, I am not going to replace it with a Chromebook.