This includes: dark theme (mandatory for me), delayed message sending (gets a whole lot of use from me – it is a gmail “labs” feature), pop3/imap support (yahoo does not have this in the free version), and html signatures that I can save different signatures for different “send from” emails. The only reason I haven’t switched is because it is going to be a massive hassle – I manage many email accounts and it is a complicated setup that will take days to configure across all my accounts.Īdditionally, I haven’t found a good free email provider that has some of the required features I want. I am really fed up with gmail, and over the last couple years I have done a lot of research on gmail alternatives.
Oh yeah? So your own verification code wasn’t right, Google? Then why did you even bother to send it to me? Obviously, the verification code system with Google is simply broken, because the same thing happened with both accounts today, it sent me the verification code, I received it, I input it, and then it gave me the same error.
This is the second time in a matter of months that I have been locked out of both of these accounts – the other time I was locked out of them for a full month when I tried to access my accounts when I was traveling, because even though I received the verification email and input the correct verification code, it failed saying, “Unfortunately, based on the information you provided, we were unable to verify that you own the account.” I just got locked out of two of my primary gmail accounts today, and I did not log in through a new location.
There have also been many other issues and reasons to leave gmail, including a hardly-usable mobile interface, continuously locking you out of your own account due to false alarms like trying to log in from a coffee shop or a friend’s house (since they immorally have been tracking your logins through IP geolocation and other unwanted tracking mechanisms), and worse, not letting you restore your own account despite knowing all your own information and even inputting a valid verification code. What was once the go-to email provider in the world, millions have been leaving as Google began violating users’ privacy, instituting draconian policies, removing all customer service support whatsoever, and altering the user interface in ways that millions of users protested.
Of course Microsoft also offers a plethora of additional online features such as SharePoint, Office Live Meeting, and Office Communications Live, but you’ll need to upgrade to Business Productivity Online at $120 per user per year to use them.If you’re like me, you’re really beginning to get fed up with Gmail. If you’re already a Google Docs user, you’ll enjoy having a single sign-on for e-mail, Google Docs, and other Google services. While Outlook does not support Google Apps Premiere Edition’s full feature set out of the box, Outlook users can still access Google Apps Premiere Edition with via a plug-in.
Until Exchange Online migrates to Exchange 2010 in early 2010, you’re limited to Outlook Web Access Light when using browsers other than Internet Explorer.
Google also has the advantage of being browser agnostic, you’ll get the same experience regardless of whether you prefer Firefox, IE, or Chrome. If you’re a Gmail user, you already know how useful labels can be, and you won’t find them in Outlook. Google Apps Premiere Edition also has some strong advantages. Xobni, for example, is a great contact management and social networking tool that works with Outlook exclusively. Another reason to consider Exchange is if you rely on third party apps that tie in closely with Outlook.