A veteran like Cringely must surely be aware that E-mail was corrupted not by spam, a problem that is not just solvable but essentially solved for all expert users, but by top-posting, which instantly destroyed E-mail as a medium of communication.
‘The Decline and Fall of E-mail’
The foregoing posting appeared on Joe Clark’s personal Weblog on 2010.12.20 14:15. This presentation was designed for printing and omits components that make sense only onscreen. The permanent link is: https://blog.fawny.org/2010/12/20/cringely-mail/