Most emails are spam, actually. Some legitimate, but the majority doesn't warrant a reply (like all the "marvel at the new features of our startup" mails). Of course the mix varies from person to person. And they are TODOs in the sense that you feel like you should delete them, or archive them, or whatnot.
I think it would be better to make most of them go away automatically, though. Perhaps things like "automatically save attachments from x into project folder z" would help (already doable? I don't use filters much).
Maybe it really would be better to make emails a universal transport layer and integrate it better with other stuff. People send you a TODO -> goes into TODO list. People send you an image -> goes into photo library. And so on... Of course I always hated the idea of Outlook of allowing other people to mess with my calendar, so I don't know...
I think it would be better to make most of them go away automatically, though. Perhaps things like "automatically save attachments from x into project folder z" would help (already doable? I don't use filters much).
Maybe it really would be better to make emails a universal transport layer and integrate it better with other stuff. People send you a TODO -> goes into TODO list. People send you an image -> goes into photo library. And so on... Of course I always hated the idea of Outlook of allowing other people to mess with my calendar, so I don't know...