http://blogs.msdn.com/omars/archive/2004/03/20/93095.aspxThis is something I've been thinking of, and there have been an number of blogs posts relating to this. Anil Dash recently wrote about Outlook as a platform . And Marc's Outlook on Productivity Site , has a number of posts about some utilities that reallyen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/omars/archive/2004/03/20/93095.aspx#159411Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:05:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:159411tins ::: Rick Klau's weblogTalking with Buzz this morning, he reiterated something he&amp;#8217;s said to me before: Outlook is a platform. (Others are on this train too: Anil from Six Apart and Omar from the Hotmail team have both written on this subject.) This...http://blogs.msdn.com/omars/archive/2004/03/20/93095.aspx#178294Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:06:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:178294Marketing PlaybookWe've talked a lot about search and email dragraces. Now, Rajesh Jain and Rick Klau both look at how email can really move more and more toward developing a platform. In their view gmail is very well positioned to do...http://blogs.msdn.com/omars/archive/2004/03/20/93095.aspx#1663810Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:50:54 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1663810 E-mail as a platform - Why Gmail Will Win : tins ::: Rick Klau’s weblog<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.rklau.com/tins/archives/2004/06/18/e-mail-as-a-platform-why-gmail-will-win.php">http://www.rklau.com/tins/archives/2004/06/18/e-mail-as-a-platform-why-gmail-will-win.php</a></p>