It's about time to dump Gmail for Hotmail
It seems
like Gmail product team is missing the big picture. Google is focusing on so
many new products starting from Google+ to Android but they are missing the big
picture. They can't get their Gmail product to the quality where business users
can take it seriously. They can't even fix the minor user experience issues
that everybody is frustrated with.
Here is a
list of major issues I found annoying in Gmail.
- Search is
horrible.
- Compose
message can't show me names. I still have to figure out the person's email.
- Gmail
setup within Outlook is very slow and it takes forever to delete and move
items.
- Message
thread is confusing and non-secure. Sometimes I am afraid of forwarding a
message to the wrong person in the thread.
- Interface
is crappy. Google has everything in Gmail including Google+, Google Chat, Who
is online. I just want a cleaner and clear interface for my mails.
- Also,
let's not forget that Gmail is tracking my emails and forcing me to signup for
Google+ without asking my permission.
- I also see
ads that are related to my emails.
- UI looks
crap too. They have not upgraded UI for a while. Every new website is coming
with stunning UIs and they are still living in 1999.
That's all
no good.
I am
planning to move to Microsoft's Hotmail. It makes sense now. New Hotmail
interface is being built in metro style and now I am working with Windows 8,
building Metro style apps. It totally makes sense for me to move to Hotmail.
Now with Windows
8 in picture, Microsoft buying Skype, launching SkyDrive, all Tablet
manufactures building Windows 8 tablets, and Xbox is connecting with SkyDrive
all makes sense for me to become all Microsoft. My new email will be integrated
with Windows 8 that I can access from any device including my TV, Xbox, Windows
8 Tablet and PC.
Today,
there are three non-Microsoft products I use frequently – iPhone, iPad and
Gmail. I do not have any plan to give up on iPhone and iPad but I certainly am
thinking about moving my Gmail to Hotmail.