Not everyone is good at keeping secrets, are they? Take Microsoft for example; they have confirmed, after accidentally leaking their
plans, that they are to purchase email startup Acompli for an undisclosed
amount. The company came to prominence thanks to its synonymous app for Android
and iOS, which has been very favourably reviewed by numerous people, earlier in
2014. It is assumed that Acompli originally caught Microsoft’s eye
with their extensive support for the company’s Exchange servers.
Although limited Exchange email and calendar
compatibility is ingrained into both Google and Apple’s mobile OS. Acompli is capable of
handling tasks such as responding to invites, creating events and managing your
contacts lists; all in a manner that is more reminiscent of Microsoft’s Outlook
application than a third-party app
Because of this, an corporate acquisition makes a
great deal of sense, Microsoft may choose to either re-badge the application
something similar to ‘Outlook Mobile or maybe they can use it as the corner
stone for a new Outlook app for the iOS and Android platforms.
The app is freely available to download, in case you
wanted to see what all the fuss is about before Microsoft decides how they want
to play ball. Currently the app is available as a free download for Android and iOS.
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