Gmail just launched an absolutely interesting feature that allows users to fetch mail from other accounts. I spotted the news via Techcrunch.
Yes folks, the mail fetcher allows users to access non-Gmail email accounts from within the Gmail interface, using POP parameters.
This actually turns Gmail into a web-based email client, which is a very smart move from a strategy-biased perspective too.
A big step towards the day the Web will be the platform apps will run onto.
[UPDATE] Privacy implications - on the long run - are not to underrate here, standing to Donna Bogatin @ ZDNet Blogs.
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