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Originally Posted by drew
Could it be a sign of the future of email as we know it.
Very few companies will be rich enough to allow for pop?
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I think it's going to be more like, if you need POP/IMAP, pay for it. Well, in fact, I think it's always been like that, with only a few exceptions such as Gmail.
After all, free services make money by showing you ads. If you don't visit their website and only access your e-mail through POP, they're not making any money off of you. Google can afford to give you free POP and even IMAP, not because they're rich, but because most people use their Google accounts for dozens of other services that are plastered with ads. It's profit-per-user that matters. But if a company only offers e-mail services, they lose money every time somebody accesses a free account through POP.