One more thing, if you use the Mail app on the Mac. With Gmail, if I erased a conversation of two or more messages, VO would randomly repeat the next item I was on, as though the table of messages had refreshed itself. This got very annoying, especially when clearing out conversations from mailing lists; I'd delete, then, just as the headers were over and VO was starting on the preview, it would read the whole thing over. With iCloud, that is no longer a problem. The only time messages get spoken twice now is if a new one comes in while I am previewing a message.
One thing to remember is that iCloud mail counts toward your iCloud storage. You get 5gb free, to use for mail, iOS backups, iWork files, and so on. Gmail gives you around 15gb, and that is not taken up by iOS backups. You can pay for more, but the free storage on Gmail is greater. Of course, you are indirectly paying for Gmail since Google is scanning everything you do to target ads at you, so it's a trade-off either way. On May 12, 2014, at 11:45 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I tend to agree with much of what Alex says. I use both Gmail and iCloud > right now along with a few other accounts. Most of the Gmail bugs have been > ironed out so Gmail works fairly nicely with Apple Mail. iCloud does work > even better though. It tends to be quicker at retrieving and receiving > messages and is so easy to set up on all your devices. Just like Google, > there's total syncing between apps and devices but because it's an Apple > thing, it's just done easier. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On May 12, 2014, at 9:25 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > >> Can you provide more information? The OP wondered what makes Gmail or iCloud >> better, so more details would, I'm sure help. I am a long-time Gmail user, >> but I find iCloud to be far more convenient. Gmail has some nice tricks, but >> many of them rely on the web interface, which has gotten less and less >> accessible. The iCloud interface is not great, but if you use mail clients >> mostly, that hardly matters. >> On May 12, 2014, at 10:28 PM, Jessica <jldai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I hardly use my icloud account. I recommend gmail. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On May 12, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Robert C <gone.to.da...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Please, this is not an invitation to go off on the Gmail issues. >>>> >>>> I am not yet using the Mac for mail so am taking this time to research >>>> options before I do the work. >>>> >>>> I know some of you have switched from Gmail to iCloud. How well is it >>>> working and was it difficult to make the switch and set things up with >>>> iCloud? >>>> >>>> I use a Gmail IMAP account for email lists and currently running >>>> Thunderbird in Windows. I have created rules and have had no problems with >>>> that at all. I save the minimum number of emails, the rest get trashed >>>> weekly and would hazard a guess that I probably have less than 1,000 >>>> emails. This account will not be used on other devices, just the Mac. Have >>>> 2 other accounts for that and neither are used for email lists so no rules >>>> necessary. >>>> >>>> Am interested in feedback on how things are going with your iCloud >>>> accounts. >>>> >>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>>> Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with >>>> grease, your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee. >>>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>>> E-mail- >>>> gone.to.da...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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