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Nylas all over again... Why complicate and bloat things as if it's the obvious sensible choice?
The time to finally learn how to configure mutt is that much close...
Proposal to start a new implementation of Thunderbird based on web technologies
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Re: Proposal to start a new implementation of Thunderbird based on web technologies
#242Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I believe Mozilla will be gone before three years, and Thunderbird with it, one way or the other. That's a dramatic prediction! Why do you believe it?
They are rewriting Firefox out of any relevance. They had a distinct product with unique features. It has been loosing uniqueness, usability and mindshare ever since they began shadowing everything the Google guys did. Now they're going all in, turning the thing into a functional Chrome clone. Once the user base drops below a certain percentage, there will be no point for anyone in sponsoring the show any longer. Me,…
I also started with Phoenix, and I share your dissatisfaction with the direction of Firefox; but its transformation into a Chrome clone, while regrettable, is not a new thing. Is there some recent change that you think makes the dissolution of Mozilla (not just the Firefox project!) particularly likely?
Re: Proposal to start a new implementation of Thunderbird based on web technologies
#243Before we start thinking about working on Thunderbird or its replacement there is a fundamental question that needs answering.
Is there a future for email? Email is/was a function of the personal computer era. But as PC sales decline and smart phone sales grow do people still use email to the same extent? Is its place in field of personal communications being replaced by SMS, etc.
In the business arena I am seeing some companies where internal email is not allowed. The reasoning is that email has become a way of procrastinating (send and forget). On the customer facing side of things email is being replaced by web based customer service apps that use AI (or similar) to answer the customers query ASAP, and if that is not possible get the info and pass on to a human if and only if needed (people cost money).
So back to the question is email and by extension Thunderbird obsolescent. Would effort in redeveloping TB be futile as it would wind up give us wonderful app just as email disappears.