Comments on: Xobni raises $7M to battle Outlook’s email overload http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/05/xobni-raises-7m-to-battle-outlooks-email-overload/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Carol Shorthurst http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/05/xobni-raises-7m-to-battle-outlooks-email-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-874770 Carol Shorthurst Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:43:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102272#comment-874770 i have to use outlook for work, bacause i get a great amount of e-mails everyday! So i tried xnobi but i wasnt very satistfied with it, because it slowed my outlook really down, so i tried another tool called lookeen and that works really fine! its like lookout only that it works on vista and outlook 2007 to!<br><a href="http://www.lookeen.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.lookeen.com</a> i have to use outlook for work, bacause i get a great amount of e-mails everyday! So i tried xnobi but i wasnt very satistfied with it, because it slowed my outlook really down, so i tried another tool called lookeen and that works really fine! its like lookout only that it works on vista and outlook 2007 to!
http://www.lookeen.com

]]> By: skeptic http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/05/xobni-raises-7m-to-battle-outlooks-email-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-874769 skeptic Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:06:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102272#comment-874769 a lot of people will move into this space (<a href="http://www.gist.com" rel="nofollow">www.gist.com</a>) but i'm still not sure i see a clear business model (welcome to the internet) a lot of people will move into this space (http://www.gist.com) but i'm still not sure i see a clear business model (welcome to the internet)

]]> By: DaTruff http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/05/xobni-raises-7m-to-battle-outlooks-email-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-874768 DaTruff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:11:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102272#comment-874768 1.) I deleted Xobni when I realized that my Outlook performance had significantly deteriorated since installing Xobni. Once it was gone, regular performance levels returned. 2.) the only people that use Outlook are people that are required to use it for work. Every other person in the world uses a web-based browser or Thunderbird.<br><br>Should have taken the $20M and run... 1.) I deleted Xobni when I realized that my Outlook performance had significantly deteriorated since installing Xobni. Once it was gone, regular performance levels returned. 2.) the only people that use Outlook are people that are required to use it for work. Every other person in the world uses a web-based browser or Thunderbird.

Should have taken the $20M and run…

]]> By: Foo http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/05/xobni-raises-7m-to-battle-outlooks-email-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-874767 Foo Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:09:45 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102272#comment-874767 Bernie Madoff moto comes to mind here ..."good money before bad."<br><br>What is the revenue model exactly? It would seem users don't need yet another interloper in their inbox. <br><br>The question is do users value the utility enough to pay for it. Corporate users are often restricted from installing such things on corporate mail clients. The valuation msft placed on the IP is telling. It was just enough to get the dev team, payoff the vcs, and get the user population. However, who knows. If msft lays off the office team then msft might have choice than to pay more. <br><br>Don't count on it. Bernie Madoff moto comes to mind here …”good money before bad.”

What is the revenue model exactly? It would seem users don't need yet another interloper in their inbox.

The question is do users value the utility enough to pay for it. Corporate users are often restricted from installing such things on corporate mail clients. The valuation msft placed on the IP is telling. It was just enough to get the dev team, payoff the vcs, and get the user population. However, who knows. If msft lays off the office team then msft might have choice than to pay more.

Don't count on it.

]]> By: WTF http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/05/xobni-raises-7m-to-battle-outlooks-email-overload/comment-page-1/#comment-874766 WTF Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:51:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102272#comment-874766 What a shame. If true the company was offered to be acquired for $20M last year by Microsoft and declined it will go down as a huge blunder. Taking in another $7M on top of the $4m just made the exit much more difficult considering the increased competition in the space. Greed kills! What a shame. If true the company was offered to be acquired for $20M last year by Microsoft and declined it will go down as a huge blunder. Taking in another $7M on top of the $4m just made the exit much more difficult considering the increased competition in the space. Greed kills!

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