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BetaNews: Yahoo Opens Up Mail Source Code

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 4, 2006

“Yahoo said over the weekend that it was opening up its
market-leading mail service technology in order to allow developers
to innovate on top of the service and build new applications. The
move is called one of the largest code giveaways ever.

“By doing so, the Sunnyvale, Calif. company hopes to spur a host
of applications built around Yahoo Mail. The service is accessed by
more than a quarter of a billion Internet users worldwide, Yahoo
says…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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