[morganb]

That was my point. Google had the opportunity, but in their race to get into the social game blew it with Buzz, Wave, Friend Connect, (the list goes on...) Google wanted social, they didn't think about what the average user might want or use. And now, with all their functionality are still behind.

And I agree with you. The idea of a unified inbox is not revolutionary. You didn't see people jumping up and down with their laptops over their heads like you did at the Wave press conference, and I think that is what will make it more successful.

It may not be revolutionary to you and me; but trust me, my mom's head is going to explode when she gets a text from me in her inbox, can respond via email and then touch a picture of me on her phone to call me from the same thread.