The app comes following Microsoft's acquisition of innovative mobile email firm Acompli earlier in December 2014. The move came after an announcement from Redmond that it was to focus more heavily on mobile development for other platforms. Having received significant praise from both critics and the public regarding its mobile email app, it was effectively a matter of time before the firm was taken over and its work was utilized for a bigger project. As Rajesh Jha, Corporate Vice President of Outlook and Office 365, stated at the time,

"We’re excited about what’s possible as we build on the app’s success and bring it together with work currently in progress by the Outlook team. Our goal is to deliver fantastic cross-platform apps that support the variety of email services people use today and help them accomplish more."

 

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