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They should fix the speed.
by paul 16y ago
They should fix the speed.
- gregschlom 16y agoHehe, I hope they don't, we're already fixing that with our desktop client, BetterInbox
- greattypo 16y agoDetails? :)
- gregschlom 16y agoWe're making a cross-platform desktop client in C++ / Qt. We access Gmail over IMAP, and we specifically optimize for their servers (ie: we don't bother supporting the full range of the IMAP protocol, and we take advantage of Gmail specificities) This allows the client to feel fast, even though actions that have to sync with Gmail, like deleting or archiving something aren't really faster or slower than with the web interface. But they happen in the background, so it feels snappier. We will be releasing a private alpha in a few days. It's still very early, though. You can read / delete / archive / reply to emails in your inbox, and that's all for the moment. Drop me a mail if you want to try it out, or sign-up for the beta at http://betterinbox.com http://betterinbox.com (The beta will be released later, in a few months I think)
- rmccue 16y agoI didn't think I'd signed up when using that form, since it doesn't appear to have any visual feedback. A "Confirmation email sent!" would be nice. :) That said, I can't wait to see what you come up with!
- gregschlom 16y agoThanks for the feedback, you're right. This whole sign-up page seriously needs some love.
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- slewis 16y agoWhy desktop rather than web?
- gregschlom 16y agoBecause that's what gives us an edge to compete with Gmail. We can be faster than gmail.com because we're a desktop app. Trying to compete with gmail.com as a webmail would be way harder.
- michael_dorfman 16y agoIn that case, aren't you really competing with Outlook?
- gregschlom 16y agoYes, that's how we pitch it: "We're making an Outlook competitor for Gmail". But gmail.com is a much bigger competitor for us than Outlook, since that's what most people use. Our main target are people using gmail.com.