I get the feeling its being let by the way side. It's harder and harder to switch back to HTML, after using features like calling.
It's much faster, no?
I use it for the speed, despite its lack of features & ugliness. A lot of my devices are getting old chug when loading up new Gmail. Speed is why I use the HTML version.
It's much faster and takes less memory, which is especially improtant for slow laptops. Calling using proprietary online services is no good...