Is This the Beginning of the End For Web Mail?

The number of people accessing Web-based e-mail sites such as Hotmail and Gmail is in decline, according to new research from ComScore. Comparing November 2010 to 2009, the research firm found six percent fewer visitors arrived at webmail sites. Not only that but those who visited spent just under 10 percent less time there compared to previous years.
Could the Web mail cloud be dissipating as quickly as it formed? Perhaps not, but the signs are not good for those who've been enjoying the high-quality free services offered by corporates such as Google and Microsoft. As usage patterns change, the tech giants are going to try harder and harder to squeeze money out of us.

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