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“With AI” means they have a built-in assistant (which no one wants), rather than exposing the functionality through MCP.

No, it does not say that. It says you can connect MCPs to the built-in assistant, rather than using your own assistant + mail client MCP.

Designing an MCP is just slightly easier than designing a good API (you're not pressed to make things right from the first try).

Unlike slapping an AI agent on top while making zero promises about its capabilities.