AOL’s ‘Alto’ aims to tame your unruly inbox, but completely misses the mark

For a tech reporter, the idea of inbox zero is a unicorn, a hoax, a cruel joke perpetrated by type-A personalities and productivity gurus. It simply doesn’t exist. The second I get my inbox clear, I’m met with a flood of new email and a lack of desire to actually clear it. Now, repeat this exercise for hundreds of messages a day. Realizing my pain, and that of others who understand inbox zero is really just a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese to make US-manufacturing non-competitive, AOL came up with Alto. If you’re looking for innovation, you should probably check with Google Inbox. Much…
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