Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.
—Jamie Zawinski,
It seems a little misleading to compare myspace's overall uniques with the email-specific unique counts of the other providers. It implies a 1:1 ratio between uniques and people who are going to go through the relative (I'm sure they've made it as easy as possible, but nonetheless) hassle of switching to a new provider.
I'm having trouble imagining why the number of users is a good indicator of product quality. And although I feel like I'm parroting Steve Jobs, but I'd rather be a great cook than a popular cook. In a perfect market, the two are correlated... in reality: not so much. Being in popular locations, having a recognizable brand, and taking advantage of users' imperfect knowledge all go further than having a great product instead of a good one.
I'm sure this will be a great playground for email worm authors.
agreed, and think of it as the new spam haven also. Honestly they are digging for revenue and something to slow the decline in myspace userbase..
Can we use Profile 2.0 on our Myspace E-mail, too? Ugh.