Two HUGE changes occurred when I got my iPhone last August. First, I finally had a device I truly love using (as opposed to the Love/Hate relationship I had had with every prior device). Second, I had to stop using Outlook and MS Exchange.
At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about moving from Outlook to Gmail and from "Push" to "Fetch" email. Within a few days, however, I found I really liked it.
I love Gmail’s use of tagging instead of folders.
I found that I really didn’t miss having "Push" email. During a busy day I set my iPhone to check for new messages every five minutes and I made sure my assistant knew that if she needed to get a message to me IMMEDIATELY she should send me a text message or, as old fashioned as it might seem, call.
I loved the improved battery life that came with not having "Push" email. and things improved when Google optimized their web app.
When IMAP finally came to Gmail I was able to fully integrate Gmail with Mac OS X’s Mail.
I was pretty much set.
Well, it is now looking like I may have the best of both worlds next month.
TUAW recently got word from a reader that the latest build of the upcoming iPhone 2.0 firmware includes the option to choose between "Fetching" and "Pushing" email with .Mac in addition to MS Exchange. The screen shots say it all—
It is increasingly clear that the new firmware is going to turn the iPhone into a radically new device.
Thing is… while I look forward to having the option to choose between "Push" and "Fetch", I kind of like not being one of Pavlov’s dogs any more.
All I can say is… "WOOF!"
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