xobni review

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From around a year or so i was waiting to try xobni.previously it was in private beta,then public release.But unfortunately i am not an ourlook fan.i prefer using Thunderbird.but now after trying office 2007 my views are changed.outlook is no more that old plain mail client.it contains some awesome features.so i decided to download xobani.i installed it on outlook express.as it was my first time using this software, i was expecting lots of features but to my surprise it does not contains many features.some of it features(which i have discovered,it may be possible some i have not discovered?) are:
1)it indexes all your mails to help searching mails easier.
2)you can easily locate files sent to your contacts.
3)it automatically discover the relationship with the contact.means you have received a mail from person A and person B,it will automatically discover your network and network of other person.
4)it display the time you responded to someone.
5)it display the linkedin details from your contacts,if you have enabled it.
6)it automatically check your shedule when you are free.if you want you can simply click on a button and it will create a mail with your available time.so that you can simply schedule the meeting.
7)it automatically create a mail if you want to ask for a phone number.
8)it display mails stats.
and thats what i have discovered in a day.i would say that i m not much impressed by its functioning.it could be even better.because outlook can also do the same task.searching files are easy with xobani,searching your contacts and scheduling a meeting is easy with xobani but thats the best of it you can get.there is nothing more.
i am not sure why microsoft has offered 20 million$ for it?even more i am not sure why they declined there offer?
please let me know if i am missing some features or i m wrong somewhere.
Again these are my personal opinions :)
Thanks,
SecGeek