I think your right. There might be a chance that one day an all encompassing communication mechanism that can do video, audio, group and 1on1 data as well as instant and fire and forget could potentially slowly replace email given time and delivery.
But how it gets delivered matters, it can't be locked up in IP and sold by a company because its competing with free and open standard and that means there isn't any practical money in it directly. The only competitor to email is the updated open standard that is better.
There can be a better email standard, it can be delivered in a more modern way and have the "isms" improved and be able to do it all. What it can't be is anything but another open standard and free.
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I think your right. There might be a chance that one day an all encompassing communication mechanism that can do video, audio, group and 1on1 data as well as instant and fire and forget could potentially slowly replace email given time and delivery.
But how it gets delivered matters, it can't be locked up in IP and sold by a company because its competing with free and open standard and that means there isn't any practical money in it directly. The only competitor to email is the updated open standard that is better.
There can be a better email standard, it can be delivered in a more modern way and have the "isms" improved and be able to do it all. What it can't be is anything but another open standard and free.