Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by bayan09 » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:03 PM UTC

Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store
thetechblock.com

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by rcush » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:14 PM UTC

The Verge have posted a review of the app, claiming it has, "just fixed email on the iPhone." - http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/7/3961544/mailbox-app-for-iph...

It will be interesting to see whether it lives up to the hype, but everything I've seen so far points in that direction.

However, despite registering within ~10 minutes of the reservation announcement, there are apparently 16,222 people in front of me in the queue.

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by gallamine » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:43 PM UTC

rcush wrote: post #2

The Verge have posted a review of the app, claiming it has, "just fixed email on the iPhone." - http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/7/3961544/mailbox-app-for-iph... It will be interesting to see whether it lives up to the hype, but everything I've seen so far points in that direction. However, despite registering within ~10 minutes of the reservation announcement, there are apparently 16,222 people in front of me in the q…

I registered around 1:35 PM EST and there was ~250,000 people ahead of me. Looks like a lot of traction. You are, of course, giving this company access to your Gmail, but perhaps that's a small price to pay?

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Post by abdophoto » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:45 PM UTC

Not sure if you guys know, but Eddie Cue's son works at Orchestra. It wouldn't surprise me if Apple ends up buying this company. I think they should. Their Mail.app client feels so far behind compared to Mailbox.

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by speg » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:47 PM UTC

I'm really regretting not wanting to give my phone number to some random startup the first time I saw Mailbox. I did end up signing up a month or two later but now there are 250,000 people in front of me...

Now the question is, how will they make money?

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by abdophoto » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:59 PM UTC

Interview with Founder:

http://thetechblock.com/interview-mailbox-gentry-underwood/

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by ricardobeat » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 6:59 PM UTC

Not available outside the US?

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by rcush » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 7:00 PM UTC

ricardobeat wrote: post #7

Not available outside the US?

I downloaded it from the UK store, but I had to download it through the link in this post, as the Apple search cache probably hasn't updated yet on the App Store.

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by jordn » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 7:06 PM UTC

iTunes preview link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mailbox/id576502633?mt=8

Re: Orchestra’s Mailbox app now reservable in the App Store

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Post by covercash » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 7:15 PM UTC

speg wrote: post #5

I'm really regretting not wanting to give my phone number to some random startup the first time I saw Mailbox. I did end up signing up a month or two later but now there are 250,000 people in front of me... Now the question is, how will they make money?

I gave them my number a while back but never heard anything. Now there are 250k people in front of me. I guess it doesn't matter too much since my gmail accounts aren't the ones I primarily use.