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I didn't say 1% of all email users are not gmail users. I said 1% know about its federated nature. Even if email allows for different email domains and there ar

I didn't say 1% of all email users are not gmail users. I said 1% know about its federated nature. Even if email allows for different email domains and there are entire departments are dedicated to manage domain emails, I thoroughly doubt even these people would even understand that this is what makes email "federated" or even call it that gmail isn't a monopoly because of how they handle email. gmail is a monopoly because the common user doesn't know the difference most of the time

johnnyanmac 3y ago
>I said 1% know about its federated nature. I mean, they may not know, but they'd understand a high level overview. I on gmail can email someone at hotmail, outlook, yahoo, or any custom business email. I can do this because email is a common protocol that is shared amongst dozens of servers. That isn't deep technical knowledge, but they would get the gist of federation there if I segway'd to it. >gmail isn't a monopoly because of how they handle email. gmail is a monopoly because the common user doesn't know the difference most of the time Even my Grandma has a Yahoo account. She knows my Gmail address and can send me messages. I don't think Gmail is as synonymous with email as you think. also as mentioned above: some 80% of people with a business email address probably knowws that there are more addresses than "@gmail.com".