Why do we still use e-mail when instant messaging has existed for so long?

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It seems the reason is because people are unaware that IMs have all the features that e-mails have and then some, or that phones are not the only devices that exist...

This makes me sad.
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The misniformation people are giving is crazy O-o
Why do we still use e-mail when instant messaging has existed for so long?
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