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the actual title on the link is "Postbox has been acquired by eM Client!" which is different enough to "After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding d

• dtgriscom 2y ago
  Yes, but the current title is more accurate. "Postbox has been acquired" sounds like the purchaser will be continuing to sell and support Postbox. The reality is that eM Client paid for the list of Postbox users, and is hoping to convert them to using eM's clients; the Postbox software is going away ("winding down its operations").
• saulrh 2y ago
  The only relevant sentence is the one where they announce that they're shutting down, though. They buried the lede as hard as they could. I think pulling the single sentence that summarizes the post, rather than the irrelevant "wonderful journey" title, is entirely reasonable.
• shbooms 2y ago
  why not both? "Postbox is winding down its operations after being acquired by eM Client"
• yabatopia 2y ago
  "After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding down its operations" is the link title they use on the eM Client website, linking to the "acquisition" announcement on the Postbox website. Not the exact same title as on the announcement on the Postbox website, but far more accurate - and relatable. Maybe they used different drafts of the announcement text? I think the difference in wording is telling. You would expect "After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding down its operations" on the Postbox Blog and "Postbox has been acquired by eM Client" on the eM Client website. But it’s vice versa.