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rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Qualcomm gives Eudora a Mozilla makeover

Telecommunications technology company Qualcomm is rebuilding its Eudora e-mail program using open-source Thunderbird software from the Mozilla Foundation.

In the 1990s, Eudora caught on as a popular program for sending and receiving e-mail. But Qualcomm "has decided not to remain in the e-mail market because it is not in alignment with the core business or strategic goals," the San Diego-based company said.

On Wednesday, Qualcomm launched its last commercial editions of Eudora, version 7.1 for Windows and 6.2.4 for Mac OS X. These cost $19.95, as opposed to about $50--the price of the last release. The lower-priced software includes six months of support instead of the regular 12 months the company offered earlier.

In the future, customers will be offered no-cost versions of Eudora based on the Thunderbird e-mail application.

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Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Well that sounds like a death announcement for Eudora. If Eudora is going to be based on Thunderbird, why not just use Thunderbird???

dontknow

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Yeah sounds like it....

Qualcomm launched its last commercial editions of Eudora, version 7.1

I guess it will still look like Eudora with most of the Thunderbird features? Don't know I guess you could just use Thunderbird.

sunny

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

If Eudora is using the Thunderbird features, it isn't likely to be anything like the Eudora that I use now. It will be more like the Thunderbird that I use now. So if I were to upgrade, I might as well just use Thunderbird...

I don't think I will be upgrading any time soon...

munky2