They’re not exactly identical,” Loubier notes. “We looked at different apps that have this modern, flat design and went with those. “It’s what we’re seeing as a trend in app design right now. “What we’re using right now – it’s not like it’s something that only Sparrow did,” she adds. “By no means are we copying Sparrow,” says Loubier of the two apps’ differences, besides the fact that one is for Mac and iOS users, while the other is for Windows. And those similarities are only skin deep. The similarity between the two clients is striking, but co-founder and CEO Andrea Loubier insists that Mailbird isn’t copying Sparrow – it’s using that mail client’s look and feel for inspirational purposes only. Mailbird, a very Sparrow-like email client for Windows users, is launching into beta this week with plans to take its email desktop app beyond where Sparrow left off before being acquired by Google last July.
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