Google tries really hard to get me to leave. Gmail is already unusable on the web. Google Calendar now has background images to events I cant turn off. GCM doesnt notify me when I get emails on android unless I wake the phone. I really dont want to go to Apple but what's keeping me using anything Google beyond search?
The Basic HTML version is the best and snappiest version, by far. Still exists. Even on Google's own Fiber service I have plenty of time when trying to load any other version to click the "slow? try basic HTML" link in the bottom right, and then you can set it as your default.
I'll be leaving anyway with this Amp crap, but there's still work email. Basic HTML is the way to go.
I find Stylus extension to be a great way to unbreak the sites you regularly use. More and more, I find myself making ad-hoc userscripts to remove bullshit sites large and small send my way, and to fix the annoying trend of making everything uselessly large and full of whitespace.
