I think the macOS version has always lacked in UI integration. In fact, I've been using Thunderbird on other OSes except on the Mac, until v102. This new version felt a huge leap forward, yet it still doesn't stand a chance to overtake the fact people are just used to the (terrible) OS-integrated Mail.app.
Months ago I read some sort of roadmap, and I remember the goal was to match Mail.app's GUI, more or less. Can't wait.
I first discovered Thunderbird on Linux. It appears on a lot of "best email client for Linux" lists, which I looked at a ton of lists like that as a Linux newbie.
When I use Windows, I install Thunderbird there because I am used to it.
So, I think the reason for this is that Thunderbird is popular in Linux news/media outlets, and that leads to users discovering it while on Linux and using it more often there.
Maybe it's just that Linux users tend to be more enthusiasts about the software they use on average than Windows users, but even with that that's a very large gap to have that much of a difference on the poll.
Even if the users didn't follow your account, the algorithm surely would've brought it to people who use Thunderbird.
@LibreNyaa how are this stats generated? Because I usually turn off all tracking everywhere, and I guess quite a bunch of gnu/Linux users are doing the same...
the reason is probably that most windows users have microsoft office with outlook, so using thunderbird is harder than just using outlook. on macOS the mail app is preinstalled and on linux if any mail app is preinstalled it’s either command line or thunderbird
@CyborgZeta How're the Linux stats estimated? Deb file downloads from website? Maybe you guys should offer opt-in minimal data collection to get more accurate results...?
@Zergling_man@birds.garden Perhaps you misunderstand. The vast majority of our users are on Windows, yet the majority of people responding on Twitter are using Thunderbird on Linux.
if I may use the opportunity to ask for quicker Linux updates? My husband uses Windows and keeps making me jealous about all the new shiny features while I'm still on a version from the 1990's it seems. 😢
@StroomAfwaarts If you're using the packages supplied by your Linux distro, the speed of updates is entirely up to the software repository maintainers there.
@Zergling_man Perhaps you misunderstand. The vast majority of our users are on Windows, yet the majority of people responding on Twitter are using Thunderbird on Linux.
I just tend to use whatever is there, Thunderbird is the built-in Email service on my distro. I’m currently using Manjaro, but I have the feeling that I knew Thunderbird before Manjaro. Prior to that I was on Ubuntu and Debian, not sure whether Thinderbird is also built-in there.
Dear @thunderbird Could you please remember captioning your images? Some instances offer automatic #OCR which can help grab any text in your image, though proofreading is still important. You can also follow @PleaseCaption to be reminded whenever you post an image without captioning it. #captionyourimages #a11y #accessibility
even if you made the poll on twitter you don't reach an average sample of your users. You reach persons who actively follow an open source project and participate in its polls. I don't think the result is that surprising.
Joaquim Homrighausen
in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •I think a lot of this has to do with mainly two things:
1) Many Windows users tend to use whatever is "there", and may not understand the superior experience they'd get with TB
2) "Competing" with, for example, Outlook, would require ActiveSync or "Exchange" account compatibility.
#mytwocents
Simone Silvestroni (M2M)
in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •I think the macOS version has always lacked in UI integration. In fact, I've been using Thunderbird on other OSes except on the Mac, until v102. This new version felt a huge leap forward, yet it still doesn't stand a chance to overtake the fact people are just used to the (terrible) OS-integrated Mail.app.
Months ago I read some sort of roadmap, and I remember the goal was to match Mail.app's GUI, more or less. Can't wait.
Nyaa
in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •I first discovered Thunderbird on Linux. It appears on a lot of "best email client for Linux" lists, which I looked at a ton of lists like that as a Linux newbie.
When I use Windows, I install Thunderbird there because I am used to it.
So, I think the reason for this is that Thunderbird is popular in Linux news/media outlets, and that leads to users discovering it while on Linux and using it more often there.
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox
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in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •Wow, that's very different from what I thought.
Maybe it's just that Linux users tend to be more enthusiasts about the software they use on average than Windows users, but even with that that's a very large gap to have that much of a difference on the poll.
Even if the users didn't follow your account, the algorithm surely would've brought it to people who use Thunderbird.
My brain hurts now.
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in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •This makes sense.
Apple Mail is a good email client.
The other Linux email clients aren’t very good. Evolutions Exchange support is the primary reason to fire up something else.
Draic inna n-airscél n-amrae
in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •Could you please remember captioning your images?
Some instances offer automatic #OCR which can help grab any text in your image, though proofreading is still important. You can also follow @PleaseCaption to be reminded whenever you post an image without captioning it.
#captionyourimages
#a11y
#accessibility
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in reply to Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox • • •You reach persons who actively follow an open source project and participate in its polls. I don't think the result is that surprising.