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nosim · 12 Apr 2024, 04:38 PM

I have one word: Tuffmail

Why do email services disappear?

To me, the cost of all the bells and whistles added on top of email in light of our expectation for unlimited and free.

Unlimited space, unlimited emails, webmail, calendars, file storage, apps, 2FA, encryption, the gov and users serving legal claims, privacy (GDPR, encryption, …) etc. Email is no longer email.

The greed of free while there is a cost sooner or later breaks the system.

But …

Like postal mail, paper books, usenet, 9600 baud, LP's, … email will survive.

Try to do something like create a business or open a bank account without a physical address, phone number and … email. Only 66% of the world is connected and last year's growth rate was only 1.8% I foresee pain.

Now Gov's in the EU are working on banning email for official use. They try to work on with ID secured and identified communication channels for taxes, legal documents, etc. The interoperability is

Europe at its best! How many times have I called and been asked … to please send an email … to call back to make sure the email was received (not in the spam box)

! Especially when they do not want to know about what you're sending.

So the question to me is not if email will still exist and be highly relevant in 10 years, but what will email's "niche" (if ever niche) use case become?

12 Apr 2024, 04:38 PM	#5
nosim Member Join Date: Feb 2024 Posts: 31	I have one word: Tuffmail Why do email services disappear? To me, the cost of all the bells and whistles added on top of email in light of our expectation for unlimited and free. Unlimited space, unlimited emails, webmail, calendars, file storage, apps, 2FA, encryption, the gov and users serving legal claims, privacy (GDPR, encryption, …) etc. Email is no longer email. The greed of free while there is a cost sooner or later breaks the system. But … Like postal mail, paper books, usenet, 9600 baud, LP's, … email will survive. Try to do something like create a business or open a bank account without a physical address, phone number and … email. Only 66% of the world is connected and last year's growth rate was only 1.8% I foresee pain. Now Gov's in the EU are working on banning email for official use. They try to work on with ID secured and identified communication channels for taxes, legal documents, etc. The interoperability is Europe at its best! How many times have I called and been asked … to please send an email … to call back to make sure the email was received (not in the spam box) ! Especially when they do not want to know about what you're sending. So the question to me is not if email will still exist and be highly relevant in 10 years, but what will email's "niche" (if ever niche) use case become?