Mozilla pulling back development of Thunderbird

mjnc · Jul 9, 2012

So, That’s It For Thunderbird

The timing of the Thunderbird announcement is kind of funny, though, since it was barely a month ago that Mozilla was
touting the release of a new version of the software which introduced options for large file sharing and the ability to
create personalized email addresses.
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Thunderbird/Proposal: New Release and Governance Model

Mozilla is focusing a lot of its efforts towards important web and mobile projects, while Thunderbird remains a pure desktop only email client.
We have come to the conclusion that continued innovation on Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla and that the most critical
needs for the product are on-going security and stability.
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DragonMaster Jay · Jul 11, 2012

I can see why. Outlook/Outlook Express holds a lot of the market. Thunderbird may not be doing as well.

Just look at what happened to Incredimail.

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Mozilla pulling back development of Thunderbird

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