Linux Desktop Email Key to Success

littlepill writes "It looks as though email clients are vital for Linux to succeed in the desktop battle. ZDNet says, "the lack of a powerful email application could hinder the adoption of Linux on the desktop". So, even though Novell's Evolution is one viable and valid product, it seems that there is a clear "message to application vendors to focus on developing a quality email application for the Linux desktop"." I'm unconvinced- I think webmail will soon be replacing client side readers for all but power users.

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Would *someone* RTFS?

[overshoot]

The survey did not turn up e-mail as a weakness in Linux desktops! (Grumble, obscenity, grumble ...)

What it turned up was that:

• Applications availability was the #1 obstacle to adoption, and
• The most critical application category in the survey was e-mail.

After that there was a speculation that maybe e-mail is still the killer app, or maybe that Linux needs better mail apps, or something.

It doesn't help that this is /. pointing to a hosed article in ZD citing coverage in desktoplinux.com