Re: Will IM ever replace e-mail?
IM won't "replace" email, but I think email as it is today is going to have to change. The aspect of IM that is nice is that you only chat with contacts that you have added to your "buddy list." The problem with email currently is that spam is making it way more expensive then it should be, so I could see that kind of security being implemented for email somewhere down the line.
Also, I don't see how any "real time" constraints count against IM. It works better for "real time" conversations then email does but it works just as well for conversations that don't.
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