That's the key right there, I think. The email-killer is not some wild off-the-wall idea with a zany name that tries to pretend email never happened; it is email II. It is still email- just, the email of the future.
Come to think of it, you see this trend in a lot of tech history. The successor is a descendant, rather than usurper.
We've got to give Gmail the credit of Email II. Think about how much better Gmail was than what existed prior. Would you ever work at an institution that didn't use threading? Never!
That's the key right there, I think. The email-killer is not some wild off-the-wall idea with a zany name that tries to pretend email never happened; it is email II. It is still email- just, the email of the future.
Come to think of it, you see this trend in a lot of tech history. The successor is a descendant, rather than usurper.