Please explain to me the value of these articles, I understand that hacker news is run by capital venturous but I still feel that we got minimal value from just ogling at the absurd amount of money that the startups are getting.
The thing that makes emails of great is that it is not a program controlled by a single commercial entity but instead an open standard. Although I find this an interesting prospect, I see the potential for this particular product is quite limited because of the aforementioned plus their pricing scheme.