Sparrow acquired by Google • Hacker News Board

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by simonbarker87 » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:15 PM UTC

atirip wrote: post #18

My first reaction was - oh fuck. Am I alone.

Mine was "Shit!" so no you're not alone. It was the same reaction I had to Sofa (the guys behind Versions) selling to facebook

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by masklinn » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:15 PM UTC

dabeeeenster wrote: post #13

cjoh wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's name will just be changed to "Gmail" in the next release, I suspect.

And the cost will be $0?

And it will stop being maintained

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by Spittie » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:16 PM UTC

Would be nice to see a port to ChromeOS or as a webapp.

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by DouweM » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:17 PM UTC

kyro wrote: post #17

Very well designed app, so congrats to them. My only gripe and what's prevented me from using it as my main email app on my phone has been the lack of push notifications. I'm really, really hoping they implement that in an upcoming release.

They had already implemented it, but were using a way of keeping the app running in the background that's reserved for apps that play music or track your GPS location. Apple rejected the app because Sparrow was neither.

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by imjoel » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:17 PM UTC

We can say "Bon voyage" to ever seeing a Sparrow iPad app. shakes fist

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by thisisblurry » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:20 PM UTC

simonbarker87 wrote: post #21

atirip wrote: post #18

My first reaction was - oh fuck. Am I alone.

Mine was "Shit!" so no you're not alone. It was the same reaction I had to Sofa (the guys behind Versions) selling to facebook

Except Sofa sold/transferred both Versions and Kaleidoscope to Black Pixel to continue to be maintained. I don't see that happening this time.

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by mmuro » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:20 PM UTC

Damn, it was nice knowing you Sparrow. I seriously hope they don't let Google's UI/UX designers anywhere near Sparrow.

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by gaving » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:20 PM UTC

How incredibly awful.

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by untog » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:20 PM UTC

This must have been Sparrow's game plan from day one, so kudos to them. Hopefully it'll become the official Gmail app for iOS, get push support, and we can all enjoy the benefits.

Re: Sparrow acquired by Google

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Post by jonkratz » Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 4:20 PM UTC

atirip wrote: post #18

My first reaction was - oh fuck. Am I alone.

Yeah, I feel the same. Obviously, they had an offer they couldn't refuse, I'm sure, and I don't blame them for taking it. But that said, I love Sparrow and am saddened that it could end that fast.