Conflicts, Mail and Google

I'd like to notify Apple that Google is shutting out access to Mail unless the user sets Gmail preferences to allow access to what they consider less-secure Websites. They include Mail in that category, but apparently, Apple doesn't know that. (The restriction is quite recent.) I'd like to notify Apple about that and see whether they have any suggestions, but my computer is out of warranty, and so I'd have to pay a hefty fee for being a good citizen and reporting that really odd situation. Meanwhile, I am confined to using the Google Gmail program, which I really don't like. Does anyone know how to get hold of someone at Apple? Should I phone the Apple Genius Bar (or even go there) to report this? I hate the Gmail site but am uneasy about going back to Mail with the extra precautions against less-secure sites (not only Apple Mail but others, it seems) disabled.
I hope I'm not being silly, either way. Thanks for your thoughts, and by the way, I'm actually using Snow Leopard (10.6), but the Apple Support site seems not to have that option listed.

Can't try in 10.6.x right now, I'm on 10.4.11 & 10.5.8, gMail in Mail works fine here with the less secure option, if you're still worried your only choice is WebMail as Apple isn't supporting 10.6.x anymore, barely supporting 10.7 & 10.8 anymore.
Apple will only recommend installing Yosemite/10.10 to cure your problem, but it actually has more problems.

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Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
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To: [email protected]
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Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1244.3)
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Conflict between program Mac mail and program Microsoft Outlook e-mail???

Denmark, Kolding, 30th of September 2010
A conflict between program Mac mail and program Microsoft Outlook e-mail?
For several months tried to discuss and resolve with several Apple specialists/support, but without much luck.
Therefore I have discussed these issues with 2 different and independent Mac users to find out in testing other Mac users will have the same problems as outlined in the below mentioned situations.
I will therefore outline the coverage issues, as mentioned, including occurs on my iMac 21.5 " with serial number: <Edited by Host> and 2 friends with their Macbooks of new dates as follows:
1. Sending from my Mac plain mail as "plain text "(during formatting):
Plain text mail as "Plain Text "(during formatting) Verdana font size 10, sent and received on Windows PC with the correct letter size - but with the font changed to Century Gothic!!!
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2. Sending mail with attached file
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Apple/Mac is too good a product to make these problems!!
Best regards
Peter Larsen
<Edited by Host>

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII
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