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I can't help but think they have given up on the Mac client. It's been at version 0.3.14 for an unbelievably long amount of time--so long that I've just gone back to Mac Mail.

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I haven't had a single issue with the Mac client... Their primary concern isn't this application, but I agree it could probably use an update for stability

Airmail 2 is pretty good. Kind of has some interesting bugs with the rules creator but it looks nice and functions well.

I've been using Airmail for about 3 months.

It's nice but has many frustrations in the UI - especially when dealing with large message threads.

I have been using Airmail for about an year. It like it, and live with its issues such as slow startup (because I have many mailboxes), and irresponsive when network changes or when machine wakes from standby; I have to always force quit it.

That's basically the same list of issues that Sparrow had.

I've found Airmail 2 has improved massively, and I use it as my primary email client on my mac, but to be honest it's still behind where Sparrow was IMO.

There are a number of interface gripes I have, and it sometimes consumes about 1.5GB of RAM, but overall it's the best OSX email client I've used (that's being actively maintained).

On the topic of OSX clients, especially for Gmail, I've been really liking Mailplane after trying most of the options. All the benefits of the gmail.com interface (which I like) while I still get a native app with a badge icon.

For the most part I haven't had many issues, I hope they haven't given up.

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