Why are faxes still around

Lots of madness in work today around the plane crash into the Hudson river. It's an amazing story, likely to be titled "Miracle on the Hudson" by a made for TV movie in the near future.

A close friend of mine, Devon Sayers, noticed that the newsworthy beginning and end to President Bush's career may, in fact be plane crashes (9/11 and today's crash on the Hudson)

That said, I'd like to point out this interesting piece from Wired about something I hadn't thought to wonder about until I read it: why are fax machines still around?

I mean, we have email and teleconferencing and PDF files...so why would there still be a need for such antiquated technology? Read this brief piece to find out their answer.