Re: Another round of default app discussion

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How about ditching Evolution along with evolution-data-server and
shipping Geary instead?

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Bastien Nocera <bnocera@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> On 03/21/2016 01:02 PM, Kamil Paral wrote:
>> >> In general, I agree with Michael that Evolution is fairly complicated and
>> >> perhaps overpowered for an average user. That said, an email client is
>> >> expected default functionality on a new computer and the backlash we would
>> >> receive for not shipping one at all would be significant. There are still
>> >> many people out there who use IMAP or POP email accounts with either no
>> >> webmail interface or one that is far more painful even than Evolution to
>> >> navigate (I'm looking at *you* Zimbra).
>> >
>> > I know no one who uses a desktop email client and is a "general user".
>> > Literally, no one. And I tried remembering really hard :) I know some
>> > colleagues who use it, but those are all power users and can easily install
>> > it if needed.
>> >
>>
>> I can list four individuals in my extended family alone, none of whom are
>> "power
>> users". But anecdotes are not statistics.
>
> And I thought I'd mention that, once you've created the online accounts for Google
> or Microsoft accounts, the mail client works out of the box, without a need to
> use a browser.
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