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Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#12
Good start..but IMHO it is a number of features away from being a must have..Somethings I would like to see:

1. Some of my friends email me with multiple addresses, there should be a way to merge them into one person

2. I should be able to click on a converstion and delete the entire thread

3. I should be able to sort my contacts by rank

I really like the scheduling thing..probably not hard to implement but very useful. Can I manually connect people?

Please don't take my views too seriously, afterall I have only used the product for 1 day.

Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#14
post #10

wow! i looked at the demo for the first time and i can see nothing useful or interesting about xobni. this project has raised millions in funding? a plugin that adds some functions to outlook? this project is as doomed as a project can be. next in line: etirovaf : a browser plugin that lets you search your bookmarks rabksat : a plugin that displays all your applications right on the desktop nwodtuhs : the easy power-…

I can't even begin to explain how stupid you look by bashing something you obviously have not even tried to use.

Do you have any idea how much time an average Joe spends in front of Outlook? It is easily 2nd most popular (or should I say 'used'?) application after web browser.

Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#15
Xobni guys, I have been very curious about what you were doing.

I just installed it at work. Awesome! My email (actually, Outlook) does suck less now. I can finally search! ... which I don't need to do much anymore since most of the stuff I need automatically shows on the right.

I hope you do well. I hate email so much that personally need you to stay alive to help me deal with it :-)

Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#16
post #14
post #10

wow! i looked at the demo for the first time and i can see nothing useful or interesting about xobni. this project has raised millions in funding? a plugin that adds some functions to outlook? this project is as doomed as a project can be. next in line: etirovaf : a browser plugin that lets you search your bookmarks rabksat : a plugin that displays all your applications right on the desktop nwodtuhs : the easy power-…

I can't even begin to explain how stupid you look by bashing something you obviously have not even tried to use. Do you have any idea how much time an average Joe spends in front of Outlook? It is easily 2nd most popular (or should I say 'used'?) application after web browser.

"bashing something you obviously have not even tried"

Yeah, just like heroin, regular work and sex with old people.

Have you even tried bashing things you didnt try or did you just do, what you condemn?

Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#17
Thanks Xobni. I always felt outlook was broken. I hated using it. The search is terrible and finding email address and phone numbers is a pain. Being that I am forced to use outlook at work, I was really excited to try out Xobni. I installed it as soon as I could download it.

I found the search amazing and email address information was very helpful. For example phone numbers are easier to find now.

Though, the social features seem elaborate, unnecessary and bulky. I am not interested in that right now. Maybe I'll find it useful later on.

Overall, great product. fast, effective, and useful. Keep up the good work!

Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#18
i think it looks sweet. i was just thinking about how long it will be until they get bought...then i was thinking about who would buy them. anyone but microsoft? i'm guessing they will try to roll out for other email clients though? then who? interesting to think about...

Re: YC startup Xobni launches beta at TechCrunch 40

#19
What you're doing seems to make sense. If this becomes popular, microsoft could conceivably buy it.

I've just been using it for a bit, and there's one thing I find disconcerting. Let's say I click on "Joe Blow", and then I see "Conversations with Joe (150)". Okay, so I look at these "conversations"...now, maybe other companies are different, but as soon as you get more than a few people in an office, the bulk of the emails have 20 people in the To: [] section. Thus, if Jane Doe sends 20 people an email, among whom was me and Joe Blow, then all of a sudden there's a "Conversation" between me and Joe.

Not the case.

Because of that, the tool seems to add quite a bit of noise. Maybe make an option for "Types of conversation", "From Joe to me", and "From Me to Joe".

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