I agree, and that's why having it as an option would be nice, but I feel like Google is approaching this differently than Gmail. Inbox is a much more "opinionated" app, for lack of a better word. It's going to be more polarizing because it's less flexible than Gmail, at least for now. For those who either adapt or…

This depends on workflow though, which is why many email clients let you switch between archiving and deleting. I think Google's vision is that we eventually stop worrying about space limits and other considerations that would compel us to delete common emails, so the only things that would need deleting are spam…

This would seem sensible, except that unlike stars you can't have an email both "done" and pinned—it's only for inbox messages. So it's not a different name for the same functionality. And Gmail stars don't transfer over, so it's not an evolution of that system. Seems like a redundant or poorly justified feature to…

I think Google has a ways to go before the product is ready for wide adoption, but if you're an inbox zero kind of person (and I am) then it feels like a very natural extension to Gmail. I find that the traditional interface is getting a little long in the tooth, but Inbox probably isn't the refresh it needs, which is…