Why is the Bat not so known ?

the target group of theBat are more advanced home users and probably some small businesses. Among them, I would say it's popular enough.
TheBat is no doubt the most powerful pop3 client, but most people just don't need that power. For those who deal with a couple of mails daily, OE or Thunderbird are OK - and free, not to forget. Sort of the same is Outlook which, although not free, is included in all MS Office editions (if I'm not wrong). So most people simply don't care about other mail clients - only those with some specific needs do.
I would say it's one of the most popular paid clients.

Indeed Ritlabs can do a lot to make it more popular - for instance by releasing a free 'lite' version which can be used indefinitely as long as only one account for a free mail service (like Gmail) is configured. This way it could get some market share from OE / Thunderbird and become far more popular, eventually even entering the corporate market after some time.

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Felipe Mannshardt Beginner Posts: 4 Points: 2 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 18 June 2008	#1 0 18 June 2008 12:19:19 Ok, i have used tons of email client and none come even near of all features of the Bat, not also speaking about performance, The Bat is so fast for me . . . But, if i ask anyone i know, no one has ever heard about The Bat. Why is it not more popular ?

bigg one Guru Posts: 612 Points: 550 Rating: 14 Authority: 14 Joined: 02 February 2005	#2 0 18 June 2008 23:22:48 the target group of theBat are more advanced home users and probably some small businesses. Among them, I would say it's popular enough. TheBat is no doubt the most powerful pop3 client, but most people just don't need that power. For those who deal with a couple of mails daily, OE or Thunderbird are OK - and free, not to forget. Sort of the same is Outlook which, although not free, is included in all MS Office editions (if I'm not wrong). So most people simply don't care about other mail clients - only those with some specific needs do. I would say it's one of the most popular paid clients. Indeed Ritlabs can do a lot to make it more popular - for instance by releasing a free 'lite' version which can be used indefinitely as long as only one account for a free mail service (like Gmail) is configured. This way it could get some market share from OE / Thunderbird and become far more popular, eventually even entering the corporate market after some time.