Mailbox
E59619
Mailbox was a popular mobile email management app known for its innovative swipe-based interface and focus on inbox organization, later acquired by Dropbox.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile email client
→
product → software application → |
| acquiredBy |
Dropbox, Inc.
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| acquisitionDate |
2013
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| businessModel |
freeware
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| companyHeadquartersDuringAcquisition |
San Francisco, California
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| discontinuationAnnouncedBy |
Dropbox, Inc.
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| discontinuationAnnouncementDate |
2015
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| discontinuationDate |
2016
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| distribution |
Apple App Store
→
Google Play Store → |
| feature |
archive email with a swipe
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defer email to a later time → delete email with a swipe → lists for organizing messages → |
| genre |
email management app
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| hasDeveloper |
Dropbox, Inc.
→
Orchestra, Inc. → |
| hasType |
proprietary software
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| industry |
email services
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software → |
| initialReleaseDate |
2013
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| interfaceStyle |
touch-based mobile UI
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| license |
proprietary
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| notableFeature |
email snoozing
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focus on inbox zero → swipe gestures for archiving and deleting emails → |
| notableFor |
influencing design of later mobile email clients
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popularizing swipe-based email triage on mobile → |
| operatingSystem |
Android
→
iOS → |
| originalOwner |
Orchestra, Inc.
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| ownedBy |
Dropbox, Inc.
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| platform |
Android smartphones
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Android tablets → iPad → iPhone → |
| primaryFunction |
managing email inboxes
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organizing emails with gestures → |
| reasonForDiscontinuation |
Dropbox product refocus
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| status |
discontinued
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| supportsProtocol |
IMAP
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| supportsService |
Gmail
→
Yahoo Mail → iCloud Mail → |
| targetUsers |
mobile email users
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| userInterface |
swipe-based interface
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