Comments on: Yahoo finally understands the power of Mail, Google doesn’t http://joeldowns.com/2009/09/11/yahoo-finally-understands-the-power-of-mail-google-doesnt/ Product management in media and tech Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: joel http://joeldowns.com/2009/09/11/yahoo-finally-understands-the-power-of-mail-google-doesnt/#comment-152 joel Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:37:32 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=254#comment-152 Yes, understood, but how long will people stick with Wave if they can't utilize its best features? It'll have to be an excellent email client (better than Gmail) on top of all the new features it offers to have any chance of having people stick with it long enough to wait for widespread adoption. Yes, understood, but how long will people stick with Wave if they can’t utilize its best features? It’ll have to be an excellent email client (better than Gmail) on top of all the new features it offers to have any chance of having people stick with it long enough to wait for widespread adoption.

]]> By: Daniel Gill http://joeldowns.com/2009/09/11/yahoo-finally-understands-the-power-of-mail-google-doesnt/#comment-151 Daniel Gill Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:48:02 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=254#comment-151 Regarding "unfortunately it’s the kind of product that isn’t worth anything until the people you’re communicating with use it too" Unlike the fax, the open nature of Google Wave means that (hopefully) very quickly there will be ports from Wave to all sorts of other services including e-mail. If I'm using (not necessarily Google's) Wave I could send you an e-mail just fine. Regarding “unfortunately it’s the kind of product that isn’t worth anything until the people you’re communicating with use it too”

Unlike the fax, the open nature of Google Wave means that (hopefully) very quickly there will be ports from Wave to all sorts of other services including e-mail. If I’m using (not necessarily Google’s) Wave I could send you an e-mail just fine.

]]> By: senhman http://joeldowns.com/2009/09/11/yahoo-finally-understands-the-power-of-mail-google-doesnt/#comment-150 senhman Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:37:14 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=254#comment-150 Whoah, they added all those things? I haven't noticed yet. I only Yahoo Mail to archive my GMail since they have unlimited storage. I also use them for subscription sign-ups. Whoah, they added all those things? I haven’t noticed yet. I only Yahoo Mail to archive my GMail since they have unlimited storage. I also use them for subscription sign-ups.

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