Comment Re:Do not tell me about this wave thing... (Score 4, Insightful) 180
This.
Google Wave has to actually be forwards and backwards compatible with e-mails if it ever stands a chance of replacing it. That means people seamlessly being about to send e-mails to myaddress@googlewave.com and having them appear in my inbox, and having my replies (as waves) send out e-mails as replies if any of the participants in the wave is an "e-mail" participant.
And bots really don't count. It has to be tightly integrated into the system.