Mozilla Messaging

karthikv · on Feb 19, 2008

Here's the FAQ:

http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/news/faq/2008-02-19-01

PStamatiou · on Feb 19, 2008

this sounds like Mozilla saying "What's a web app?" to me..

update: my thoughts in rant form http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/19/mozilla-messaging-ignore...

a-priori · on Feb 19, 2008

I don't know about that. I think there are a lot of people that would, all other factors being equal, prefer a desktop application to a web application.

I'm one of them. Maybe I just haven't drunk enough of the Web 2.0 Kool-Aid, but I think people (especially around here) are too eager to announce the death of desktop applications.

wmf · on Feb 20, 2008

What choice do they have? Mozilla's strength is in desktop GUIs, so it would be risky to start working on server-side Web 2.0 mail. If Web mail is indeed the only future of mail, then I guess Mozilla should just shut down their mail efforts.