Edit: Missed a word in the quote.
Doesn't it say that you can export your emails right there in your quote?
Show HN: Automatically Rename HEY's 'Imbox' to 'Inbox'
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#62Edit: Missed a word in the quote.
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#63I amazed how much people get annoyed by such a small and insignificant detail. I also noticed the "Imbox" but i dont believe i thought about it for more than 1 second.
It's a minor distraction that isn't necessary and doesn't add anything.
When I see a typo, I instinctively go back and re-read the word or sentence to make sure I didn't misread something.
The last thing I want in my e-mail client is additional mental overhead. It's a minor detail, but it's also unnecessary, subtracts more than it adds, and it's easy to fix.
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#64Not being able to use my own domain name with Hey is a non starter for me. It’s like not being able to transfer your cell phone number when you switch carriers. Horrible.
For sure. Their thinking is probably let's see how popular it is before offering custom domains which are typically for businesses (or techies). The problem with that is, that the techies are the ones they really need to target first, since if they get hooked and loved it, then consumers will follow. I started writing a tweet when I first saw this about the typo then realized they intentionally misspelled it, and sig…
Everyone should have a custom domain. Switching email providers is horrific without it.
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#65I endorse this project. Finally, something the world needs (though does not deserve)
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
For me it was their marketing message. Empty, annoying, misleading and filled with pats on the back, Apple style. Except I can't find anything innovative
Come on, nothing innovative? It really is innovative. Whitelist screening, batch replying, proper “reply later” etc I think imbox is embarrassing, and I don’t like the graphic design, but it’s definitely innovative and good for them for doing something different.
I completely agree with you. The product itself is quite innovative. Sure, its an email client which itself isn't re-inventing the wheel. But the features they built for a better email experience are quite innovative.
But I also don't like their UI and their "Imbox" marketing nonsense. It also bothers me that they don't allow third party clients.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, that sucks big time. I can accept the closed ecosystem, not being able to use open protocols. If you wan't to do something far away from known standards, then this might be a requirement. But locking users into the service like this gets into the way of their general stance. Perhaps they plan to introduce custom domains in future? Maybe this just didn't fit into the initial release?
> Perhaps they plan to introduce custom domains in future? Maybe this just didn't fit into the initial release? Most probably. This is how basecamp always did thing, even back when it was called 37signals: they release a MVP, they generate money as early as they can, then they start agile feedback loop, improving the product throught many iterations. They were one of the teams that made agile popular after all. They…
It seems it's already on their roadmap, see DHH's tweet: https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1232840836733292545
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#68I amazed how much people get annoyed by such a small and insignificant detail. I also noticed the "Imbox" but i dont believe i thought about it for more than 1 second.
It's a minor distraction that isn't necessary and doesn't add anything. When I see a typo, I instinctively go back and re-read the word or sentence to make sure I didn't misread something. The last thing I want in my e-mail client is additional mental overhead. It's a minor detail, but it's also unnecessary, subtracts more than it adds, and it's easy to fix.
It's bad, but it's such a minor flaw. If you won't use hey because of that, either you don't care at all about any of the actual features (in which case, sure, don't use it) or you're being dramatic.
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#70HEY looked interesting until I found out they don't support IMAP. When I think about the problems with email, I don't think primarily about the interface, but about the fact that the open standards on which it is based are increasingly being ignored.