It wouldn't take much for it to be. We basically need 3 things: a usable Freedom Box (some commercial implementation of this idea are starting to pop up), the authorization to send email, and then end of "little provider" blacklisting. The last one is basically under Google's and Microsoft's control. If they put an end to it, we now have only 2 hurdles to overcome, and both are already partly solved.
Since Snowden, people know they are being spied on. The only reason so many of them still use Gmail is because they don't know how not to. Give them a little box that's as usable as Gmail, and they will use it.
While I agree decentralization is hardly a threat to Gmail right now, it could be, and I don't see them taking any step to make it even more threatening.
Since Snowden, people know they are being spied on. The only reason so many of them still use Gmail is because they don't know how not to. Give them a little box that's as usable as Gmail, and they will use it.
While I agree decentralization is hardly a threat to Gmail right now, it could be, and I don't see them taking any step to make it even more threatening.