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I am often confused by people who have loads of money, live in big houses, and drive nice cars who are not willing to pay a few bucks a month for a private emai

I am often confused by people who have loads of money, live in big houses, and drive nice cars who are not willing to pay a few bucks a month for a private email inbox and other services. I assume they are trapped or too lazy to buy a domain and make the necessary changes. What other reasons could they have?

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nolongerthere 3y ago
Most people still have no idea how a website works, they don't understand what a domain is, how to attach email to it or what the difference is between gmail and email. for 80% of people gmail is effectively personal email and the desktop outlook app is work email, there is no further thoughts on this subject.
- vohk 3y ago
  I think that's the largest factor. You started with Hotmail, Gmail, or iCloud depending on when you made your first account, or what phone you chose, and then... why change? The UX is typically better, and that was especially true back when Gmail was taking over the market and introduced everyone to the concept of never needing to delete old mail. Good looking apps are available for every device, with minimal setup. Deliverability is so good most people have no concept of ending up in their contact's spam folder. It's what your friends and family are using, and its free. Concerns like privacy or being able to change provider without losing your address are abstract and out of sight.
Almondsetat 3y ago
Simple: invent some magical way to take all my accounts that I have ever registered with my 15 years old email account and change the address to a new one
- int_19h 3y ago
  Those can be migrated piecemeal over time (and possibly never for those that you don't care about). Most webmail providers these days let you operate another mail account via their interface, so it is all completely integrated in a single app with no need to switch back and forth.
- thesuitonym 3y ago
  Look in your email settings for "Forwarding rules"
  - Almondsetat 3y ago
    How does that solve Microsoft selling my emails?
    - kornhole 3y ago
      It doesn't but can help you quickly start using a new single inbox. Over time, you can change the addresses with the senders to go direct to your private box.
partiallypro 3y ago
I have almost 20 years of emails on Gmail, migrating is incredibly difficult and time consuming. So, I just have a forwarder to Gmail and use Mailgun to transform my Gmail into a white labelled email and pay pennies.

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nolongerthere 3y ago

Most people still have no idea how a website works, they don't understand what a domain is, how to attach email to it or what the difference is between gmail and email. for 80% of people gmail is effectively personal email and the desktop outlook app is work email, there is no further thoughts on this subject.

vohk 3y ago
I think that's the largest factor. You started with Hotmail, Gmail, or iCloud depending on when you made your first account, or what phone you chose, and then... why change? The UX is typically better, and that was especially true back when Gmail was taking over the market and introduced everyone to the concept of never needing to delete old mail. Good looking apps are available for every device, with minimal setup. Deliverability is so good most people have no concept of ending up in their contact's spam folder. It's what your friends and family are using, and its free. Concerns like privacy or being able to change provider without losing your address are abstract and out of sight.

Almondsetat 3y ago

Simple: invent some magical way to take all my accounts that I have ever registered with my 15 years old email account and change the address to a new one

int_19h 3y ago
Those can be migrated piecemeal over time (and possibly never for those that you don't care about). Most webmail providers these days let you operate another mail account via their interface, so it is all completely integrated in a single app with no need to switch back and forth.
thesuitonym 3y ago
Look in your email settings for "Forwarding rules"
- Almondsetat 3y ago
  How does that solve Microsoft selling my emails?
  - kornhole 3y ago
    It doesn't but can help you quickly start using a new single inbox. Over time, you can change the addresses with the senders to go direct to your private box.

partiallypro 3y ago

I have almost 20 years of emails on Gmail, migrating is incredibly difficult and time consuming. So, I just have a forwarder to Gmail and use Mailgun to transform my Gmail into a white labelled email and pay pennies.