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Hands on with Mailbird, a fast, slick, Sparrow-inspired email client for Windows |
April 02, 2013
Windows users pining for a mail client similar to Sparrow for OS X have had their wishes granted courtesy of Mailbird, a new email client for the Windows desktop.
Mailbird is a speedy, no-nonsense client that offers basic email functionality without all the clutter that power-user programs such as Outlook or Thunderbird can offer. In fact, Mailbird's so no-nonsense that the version available now only supports a single user account at a time, and that account has to be a Gmail or Google apps account. Support for additional services and multiple accounts are planned for further down the road, however.
The app entered its public beta phase on Monday and is currently available as a free download. It’s not clear how long Mailbird will be available as a beta product, but the company behind the app—also called Mailbird—is already offering preorders for Pro version subscriptions. Right now, you can purchase a year of Mailbird Pro for $9, with the regular price set to jump to $12 after the beta phase.
Mailbird will also be available as a free, ad-supported version following the beta period. A Mailbird representative was unavailable for comment at this writing, so it’s not clear whether there will be any functional difference between the paid and free versions, other than the removal of ads. Free (and beta) users will also have a “sent from Mailbird” signature automatically attached to all their messages that cannot be removed.
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032849/hands-on-with-mailbird-a-fast-slick-sparrow-inspired-email-client-for-windows.html#tk.rss_all
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