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Why email startups fail

(forwardemail.net)
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ajjenkins ◴[] No.44429906[source]
I’m surprised Hey isn’t mentioned. That’s the only example I know of someone recently trying to reinvent email. Maybe it wasn’t included because it’s part of Basecamp and not its own company. But I think it’s important to discuss if your argument is that “no one has successfully reinvented email”.
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1. tristan957 ◴[] No.44430627[source]
By reinvent are you referring to UX? Fastmail is reinventing email through superior open protocols.
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2. BiteCode_dev ◴[] No.44430698[source]
UX is what made the difference between the first iPhone and a palm.
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3. ericrosedev ◴[] No.44430915[source]
Obligatory “as far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product”
4. worthless-trash ◴[] No.44430962[source]
We have regressed as a society.
5. benhurmarcel ◴[] No.44436869[source]
JMAP is mentioned in the article (negatively)