The Webmail Wars

latif writes "Much of the excitement around Gmail has centered around its innovative interface, but a pretty interface is hardly Gmail's biggest contribution. Gmail's real contribution to webmail is its innovative business model. The new business model is what's allowing Gmail to offer 1 GB storage quotas, and still have an expectation of making money. Of course, Microsoft and Yahoo have noticed this too, and one can reasonably expect them to move their webmail services to the new model. An interesting battle is shaping up between the big three webmail providers, and my article "The Webmail Wars" analyzes some possible scenarios and outcomes."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Why there is a privacy issue..

[cmacb]

I think the grandparent should be modded troll.

If the Patriot Act called for all people with a limp to be shot it would be a terrible thing wouldn't it? But it doesn't, and even if it did, it would have nothing to do with the operation of Google.

Electronic communications were most likely being scanned-up-one-side-of-your-sphincter-and-down-the -other BEFORE the Patriot act. Said act makes changes in the way such data can be used. Go find a political forum somewhere and argue whether that is a good thing or not. Read the Act before you do so though so you will know what you are talking about.