Now that the tide of excitement has waned around Google Wave and the initial bombardment of users desperately trying to test the service, I have come to an astonishing conclusion. I really hate e-mail.

You have to understand why this is so significant to me. You see, I used to love e-mail. If I had it my way, everything I do would be through e-mail. So what about Wave has changed my love for e-mail?

Speed

It wasn’t until I started using Wave that I realized how slow e-mail really was. A few days after using Wave, Alex and I had a discussion that involved forwarding some e-mails. At times, I had to wait up to a minute to get an e-mail from the moment that Alex said, “sent” via IM. While this was accepted before Google Wave, I can no longer stand by idly.

Google Wave on the other hand is quick and I am just not talking about the fact you can see the person you are conversing with type character by character, I am talking about the ease of adding/copying waves. Want someone to join in/keep up on the conversation? Drag n’ Drop them in. Don’t want to include them in the …

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