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Mozilla acts fast with beta version release of Thunderbird 5

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http://ubuntumanual.org – One decision, which was taken at the recently concluded Ubuntu developer meet, was appreciated by one and all. It was the acceptance of Thunderbird as the default email application. This is a major success for Mozilla, who is facing a steep battle on browser side, with competitors from the likes of Google. Mozilla, may be inspired by this decision of Ubuntu community, was quick to act on it and announced beta version of their Thunderbird 5 application few days ago. read more (HowTos)

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