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Stupid move. I had been contemplating exploring other browsers after being with Fire Fox for years. Now, there is little to hold me back. I may find something I like better than Firefox and they they lose me for both platforms.

I'm one of those folks who believes that if it works, don't fix it. "Further development" makes it sound like Thunderbird is incomplete. It isn't. It just won't change. For those who don't like changes, that's a good thing.

If there aren't going to be any more upgrades, that's fine. That means the third party programs I have for the old version of Thunderbird I use now can be updated once (at a cost each time had I updated T-Bird) and I can go with the newest version without worrying about having to pay again when T-bird upgrades without my wanting it to.

Vulnerabilities in e-mail clients can be fixed with add-ons or even a regular antivirus program, so I don't see this as a bad thing. If you want stability in the way you use programs and in your programs, this is a plus for a lot of people. For the snobbish elite who hunger for new, new, new all the time, well, guess they're out of luck. Unless there's something inherently bad in the last release of T-bird that makes it a deal breaker, I'll keep recommending it to my clients - almost all of whom hate change.

I would still be using Eudora if it hadn't stopped working well with a newer version of the Mac OS, so I switched to Thunderbird. I assume it will eventually stop working with some update to the OS unless there is continued work on it.

I am satisfied with its current features and don't need further improvement to it, but OS changes can be a killer.

What about Linux users with Thunderbird?

I would recommend Postbox Mail client for windows & Mac OS to be added to this list. It has a much cleaner look, supports plug-ins like Thunderbird, and many other features u wish Thunderbird had.

I would recommend Postbox Mail client for windows & Mac OS to be added to this list. It has a much cleaner look, supports plug-ins like Thunderbird, and many other features u wish Thunderbird had.

I would recommend Postbox Mail client for windows & Mac OS to be added to this list. It has a much cleaner look, supports plug-ins like Thunderbird, and many other features u wish Thunderbird had.

Tried em Client, excellent program, but I still prefer Thunderbird as it is. Especially as it is usable on every platform.

Sea Monkey is worth a look

esox04, on 09 July 2012 - 02:27 PM, said:

It's not really that stupid. Firefox continues to evolve and requires constant attention but Thunderbird's future innovation is limited although it will continue to be fit for purpose. Try the other browsers if you want but most independent users think Firefox is the tops.

MichaelPfeiffer, on 09 July 2012 - 10:18 PM, said:

For my Linux friends...

The Grounding of Mozilla's Thunderbird
LinuxInsider.com - ‎http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/The-Grounding-of-Mozillas-Thunderbird-75639.html