Gmail is a free internet email provider, not an email client..
yeah, i think that was his point, he doesnt use any of the above, he just uses gmail... lol
where as you (for example) might view your Hotmail emails in outlook, he just uses his gmail inbox... and i do the same...
so i vote "None of the above".
why is webmail not classified as a client?
It is a client which connects to the mail servers in the same way that an "email client" does
it just outputs everything as html, rather than being a compiled application, the client software/program which I use to access my emails is googles gmail webmail client.