Just my $0.02, it seems to me that although Thunderbird does run on various non-Windows OS's, this isn't entirely relevant because most PC's don't run on non-Windows OS's, at least not at this time. If you're attempting to debate whether Thunderbird is a competitor, it only seems proper to consider only, or at least give the most weight to, how each performs under Windows, as that's how most people will use the two products. Looking at how they do under Windows, perhaps Thunderbird is more of a competitor now than it was, but I wouldn't consider it a serious competitor quite yet, if only because Outlook/Windows in general are so well-established. And for that reason, people will be comparing Thunderbird's feature set to Outlook's and wondering why they should switch if they don't see all of the same features they currently have. I guess I tend to agree with Anonymous in the end, although I am always glad to see these projects improving.
The main thing I got from reading this was a reminder to register your trademarks, haha. If they were actually using GAIM before AIM was used, then they would have been in good shape had they just registered their mark. Registration for trademarks is relatively cheap and easy, compared to something like patents, so there's not really any excuse for them not to have done it. Let's just hope they remember to register their trademark this time. =P
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Just my $0.02, it seems to me that although Thunderbird does run on various non-Windows OS's, this isn't entirely relevant because most PC's don't run on non-Windows OS's, at least not at this time. If you're attempting to debate whether Thunderbird is a competitor, it only seems proper to consider only, or at least give the most weight to, how each performs under Windows, as that's how most people will use the two products. Looking at how they do under Windows, perhaps Thunderbird is more of a competitor now than it was, but I wouldn't consider it a serious competitor quite yet, if only because Outlook/Windows in general are so well-established. And for that reason, people will be comparing Thunderbird's feature set to Outlook's and wondering why they should switch if they don't see all of the same features they currently have. I guess I tend to agree with Anonymous in the end, although I am always glad to see these projects improving.
The main thing I got from reading this was a reminder to register your trademarks, haha. If they were actually using GAIM before AIM was used, then they would have been in good shape had they just registered their mark. Registration for trademarks is relatively cheap and easy, compared to something like patents, so there's not really any excuse for them not to have done it. Let's just hope they remember to register their trademark this time. =P