Linked list: The death of e-mail

I get it: evolve or die. But e-mail...really? Okay, so it isn't an official law or anything - but a recent article at pcmag.com has pronounced e-mail's pulse has officially flat-lined (not even a far-flung future day scenario)! The author, one Mr. John C. Dvorak, presents 9 issues that have made e-mail useless for him and countless others. I think we all give a hearty "hear!, hear!" to the argument of spam being a large part of e-mail's downfall*. Check out the article for the whole list of arguments.

*Of note: The frustrations of spam and its part in the slow demise of e-mail is nothing new. A quick search on "the future of e-mail" provides lots of info on articles, editorials and conferences worried about spam's affect on the safety (i.e. phishing) and productivity of the e-mail user that date over 5 years.