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In March, I emailed the CEO of Sparrow begging him to offer premium SaaS features on a subscription basis that integrated the functionality of "was my email o

In March, I emailed the CEO of Sparrow begging him to offer premium SaaS features on a subscription basis that integrated the functionality of "was my email opened?" services like Toutapp.com and automated follow up services like followup.cc into the email client. http://mattmireles.com/post/27676258826/what-sparrow-could-have-been http://mattmireles.com/post/27676258826/what-sparrow-could-h... The market wants it. I still believe.

PufferBuffer 14y ago
I think you're right. It's really bazaar why Google hasnt implemented those features into Gmail, but if they were seamlessly integrated into Sparrow, I'd pay.
- PufferBuffer 14y ago
  Oh, and for all the SaaS-for-desktop-haters, Adobe has recently launched Creative Cloud where anyone could pay $40/month to access any of the Creative Suit softwares. It works great and it 120% worth the money. No reason great companies (like Sparrow) couldn't get together to be a part of a 3rd party store like that (oh! a free startup idea). Alternatively, Apple could simply enable monthly subscriptions.
- youngtaff 14y ago
  If gmail starts notifying people I've read their email I'll be switching email services... At the last full-time gig I had we had a plugin installed on the mail server to strip out external read-receipts
AmericanOP 14y ago
We're doing something along those lines. I'll let you know how it goes if you're curious.
chmike 14y ago
When using mail most people don't want to let know when they read a mail. I do for instance because it hurts my privacy. If the notification was delayed so that the sender doesn't have the precise time when I red the mail, it could reduce the problem. Though in other context, like intra-work, beeing able to know when someone opened a mail might be of value for both ends. Add to the equation the spammers who would be delighted to know if their mail was red.

PufferBuffer 14y ago

I think you're right. It's really bazaar why Google hasnt implemented those features into Gmail, but if they were seamlessly integrated into Sparrow, I'd pay.

PufferBuffer 14y ago
Oh, and for all the SaaS-for-desktop-haters, Adobe has recently launched Creative Cloud where anyone could pay $40/month to access any of the Creative Suit softwares. It works great and it 120% worth the money. No reason great companies (like Sparrow) couldn't get together to be a part of a 3rd party store like that (oh! a free startup idea). Alternatively, Apple could simply enable monthly subscriptions.
youngtaff 14y ago
If gmail starts notifying people I've read their email I'll be switching email services... At the last full-time gig I had we had a plugin installed on the mail server to strip out external read-receipts

AmericanOP 14y ago

We're doing something along those lines. I'll let you know how it goes if you're curious.

chmike 14y ago

When using mail most people don't want to let know when they read a mail. I do for instance because it hurts my privacy. If the notification was delayed so that the sender doesn't have the precise time when I red the mail, it could reduce the problem. Though in other context, like intra-work, beeing able to know when someone opened a mail might be of value for both ends. Add to the equation the spammers who would be delighted to know if their mail was red.