Dropbox Acquires Mailbox

Dropbox announced today that it is acquiring Mailbox, an iOS email client designed to take better advantage of a touch interface. The app launched last month, and the Mailbox team says they're already delivering more than 60 million emails daily. Demand for the service continues to grow, so they were exploring their options to expand. They said, "We can’t wait to put Mailbox in the hands of everyone who wants it. This means not only continuing to scale the service, but also including support for more email providers and mobile devices. Add to that a host of new features and we’ve got a LOT of work to do, certainly more than our current team of 14 can handle. We need to grow and we need to grow thoughtfully, with top-notch people who share our goals and values. Enter Dropbox, the team from San Francisco who helps over 100M people bring their photos, docs, and videos with them anywhere. They’re a profoundly talented bunch who build great tools that make work frictionless, and Mailbox fits Dropbox’s mission like a glove. Plus, they’ve got a ton of experience scaling services and are experts at handling people’s data with care. In short, Dropbox is our kind of company."

Comments

Re:people still use email?

[93 Escort Wagon]

I used Google Reader to set up a custom feed, now all my collaborators subscribe to it!

Re:Who really using these services?

[hawguy]

...I find I don"t use any of it. Sure, I will upload some large files from time to time if I know I want to transfer them to another PC at work for example....

Are you sure you know what "I don't use any of it" means?

Re:Who really using these services?

[The Raven]

I use Dropbox, because I have several computers that I want to keep in sync. A couple times a year, I will actually log in to Dropbox... the other 99% of the time, it is just a syncing service between my computers, that has the added benefit of:

• Disaster recovery from the cloud.
• Quick sharing of folders with other DB users.
• Quick sharing with anyone using public DB links.
• Access to files using their website or mobile client.
• Simple versioning support for files I'm not checking into a repository.

Dropbox is different from most cloud services, because if they disappear I still have all my files. They are on MY computer, not just the cloud, and that makes a big difference.

Good move by Mailbox folks

[us7892]

This is a better write-up on Mailbox, and why it is indeed a very good mail application.

Seems like perhaps the Mailbox folks realize this is the absolute top for this simple, albeit, well designed application, and jumped at a chance to sell.