[NetBehaviour] Mozilla: Why Desktop E-Mail Crucifies the Browser.
marc
marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Wed Apr 11 12:07:13 CEST 2007
Mozilla: Why Desktop E-Mail Crucifies the Browser.
Scott Gilbertson - Wired.
In an era when applications are moving into the web browser, the maker
of the world's most popular open-source e-mail client wants you to stay
on the desktop.
Later this month, Mozilla will release Thunderbird 2, the latest version
of its cross-platform e-mail application. The current version, 1.5, has
almost 50 million users worldwide and has been translated into 35
languages. Built on the same technology as Mozilla's Firefox browser, it
is loved by many for its advanced filtering features and
junk-mail-battling tools, an integrated RSS news reader and the ability
to customize with tons of add-ons.
But with popular web-based e-mail services from Google, Microsoft and
Yahoo, which just announced that it will offer unlimited storage, the
need for a desktop e-mail client seems to be fading.
So we asked Scott MacGregor, Thunderbird's lead engineer, why anyone
needs Thunderbird these days, and he had a pretty good answer. He also
talked about Mozilla's open-source development model and told us what
new features to expect when Thunderbird 2 becomes available.
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