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Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service (www.forbes.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Doesn't like 90% of Mozilla's funding come from Google? At least expanding their paid services could be seen as trying to turn that around.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    From my understanding thunbird is somewhat separated from this. From the article linked by OP it says:

    What’s crystal clear is that Thunderbird’s ever-increasing donation revenue (currently its sole source of income) is allowing for some explosive growth that’s long overdue. To add some context to this, Thunderbird received $2.8 million in donation revenue during 2021. Two years later, in 2023, it received $8.6 million in donations. I’m told that total financial contributions for 2024 were even higher, though the final amount hasn’t been officially released.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I should donate again. As someone who still depends on gmail, I keep forgetting how annoying it was to get ads every time I refreshed my inbox, before I switched to their app. Glad things seem to be working out.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It is extremely easy to switch email providers these days. I'd suggest start by setting up a forwarded mail box between Gmail and whatever new mail provider you choose. Then slowly but surely start using the new email address instead of Gmail and change the most important accounts to the new one.

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