Microsoft talks about Building the Mail app in Windows 8

The Building Windows 8 articles are coming thick and fast from Microsoft – this new one is all about building the Mail app.

This is how the article starts:

When we started planning the email experience for Windows 8, our goal was to create an app that embodied the Metro style design principles. It needed to be fast and fluid, be great with touch and a keyboard and mouse, focus on your content, provide the right features at the right time, and fulfill our expectations of email on modern devices. Starting from scratch gave us an opportunity to carry forward the essential functions of an email app, while also designing features with a fresh eye and taking advantage of what Windows 8 offers uniquely.

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