The Bat For Linux?

wadpro User Posts: 26 Points: 19 Rating: 1 Authority: 1 Joined: 03 September 2006	#1 0 22 October 2007 00:12:04 Do you plan to produce Linux version of The Bat?

bigg one Guru Posts: 612 Points: 550 Rating: 14 Authority: 14 Joined: 02 February 2005	#2 0 22 October 2007 00:47:04 having in mind that the market share of Linux for desktops is below 1%, I doubt we'll ever see a Linux version. It just makes no sense to port an app to an OS that practically nobody uses.

Joep Bos

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Posts: 1 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 23 June 2008

23 June 2008 15:30:01

Unfortunately I haven't been using The Bat! over the last few years because of fully switching to Linux. Besides the growing market share of linux, which indeed is still pretty low, I do think what Ritlabs *should* keep in mind is that The Bat! is (one of?) the best mail client(s) for pro-users, which do have a lot bigger share in this market and are willing to pay for good software more nowadays.

I hoped to see a change in Ritlabs' vision on Linux visiting this website today. Maybe someday in the future... ?

Regards,
Joep Bos, The Netherlands

Edited: Joep Bos - 23 June 2008 15:53:15

Robert Siilver Beginner Posts: 4 Points: 2 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 27 November 2007	#4 0 26 June 2008 05:40:29 I think someone has a distorted view of Linux market share. Take a look on GoogleFight.com "Microsoft Windows" vs Linux Linux scores 516 Million hits versus Microsoft Windows at 156 Million Which is more popular?

Dominik Reichardt Master Posts: 128 Points: 115 Rating: 3 Authority: 3 Joined: 03 September 2007	#5 0 26 June 2008 19:06:05 he he he, always depends on the keywords. Windows of course wins by miles, Windows XP loses, XP wins just, Vista also wins again Linux... But you've posted that as joke anyway, right?

Roman Cikel Beginner Posts: 9 Points: 4 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 04 September 2008	#6 0 04 September 2008 17:03:26 Professional email client like The bat is mostly used by professional users and professional users uses professional OS like linux. There is nothing to talk about

bigg one Guru Posts: 612 Points: 550 Rating: 14 Authority: 14 Joined: 02 February 2005	#7 0 05 September 2008 14:14:02 not sure what 'professional' exactly you see in an OS that has probably more than a hundred of "distro's" , each with its own peculiarities and a handful of fans. It's indeed the right choice for those who enjoy endless tweaking and troubleshooting. Anyway, there are ways to run Windows apps under Linux, so maybe theBat can be used.

Roelof Otten Guru Posts: 2963 Points: 5336 Rating: 60 Authority: 60 Joined: 19 September 2004	#8 0 05 September 2008 14:47:16 Please don't start a Linux-Windows war over here. __________________________________ I'm just a user of The Bat! I don't work for Ritlabs.

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