Reservation System Announced for Upcoming 'Mailbox' Email App

MacRumors · Jan 23, 2013, 08:26 AM

Orchestra, Inc. has announced a reservation system for Mailbox, its task-orientated email app which we reported on earlier and which has received many pre-launch accolades from tech sites.

Mailbox, which will initially be compatible only with Gmail, aims to keep your inbox clean by allowing you to use swipe gestures to quickly move each email out of your inbox by deleting it, archiving it, assigning it a category or - perhaps most interestingly - setting it to pop back into your inbox later.

When you sign up to reserve your copy of the free app, Orchestra sends you a text message with your reservation number, together with a code. Once the app is available for download, you'll need to enter your code to complete the download.

Business Insider observes that Orchestra has an interesting link to Apple: one of the company's software engineers is Adam Cue, son of Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue, who is responsible for iCloud services - including email. Business Insider suggests that the relationship is likely to put Mailbox on Apple's radar as a potential acquisition, but it is unclear whether Apple has any actual interest in Orchestra's ideas for email management.

Article Link: Reservation System Announced for Upcoming 'Mailbox' Email App

bushido · Jan 23, 2013, 08:34 AM

"u reserve a copy" since when is an app limited on the appstore and "on high demand" lol

sounds like data fishing to me

rampancy · Jan 23, 2013, 08:39 AM

And how long will it be before this app goes the same way as Sparrow?

Compile 'em all · Jan 23, 2013, 08:42 AM

Not sure if it will replace Mail app for me but I'm quite curious. Signed up yesterday 😄

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bushido

"u reserve a copy" since when is an app limited on the appstore and "on high demand" lol

sounds like data fishing to me

It is about being able to scale. With a reservation system they can scale properly since they can know exactly how many are using it.

justperry · 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bushido

"u reserve a copy" since when is an app limited on the appstore and "on high demand" lol

sounds like data fishing to me

They don't ask for email, they ask for a telephone number and mine is prepaid so is there anything to loose??

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Does not work for where I am,got no SMS from them even though they say it's international.

Mike84 · Jan 23, 2013, 08:55 AM

I have actually been waiting for this since it was announced on here. It looks interesting and perhaps a new way to pursue mail.

I did notice a few people were reluctant to welcome it because of Orchestra's servers or something to that affect. I have never dealt with any products from Orchestra, so I am not sure what to think.

CylonGlitch · Jan 23, 2013, 08:56 AM

I'm at about #174,000 . . . sounds like a lot of sign ups.

80s Fan · Jan 23, 2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonGlitch

I'm at about #174,000 . . . sounds like a lot of sign ups.

Yeah, they must be. I signed up 15 minutes before you (based on your post time) and I'm 173,097. That's 1,000 sign-ups in 15 minutes???

justperry · Jan 23, 2013, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80s Fan

Yeah, they must be. I signed up 15 minutes before you (based on your post time) and I'm 173,097. That's 1,000 sign-ups in 15 minutes???

I tried 3-4 times and I got nothing so you might move up to 173,093.

cookie1105 · Jan 23, 2013, 09:24 AM

Well I'm #175,839. Guess it's going to be a long wait.

trilaemasu · Jan 23, 2013, 09:39 AM

Is anybody else getting the "Either your phone number is invalid or we're under heavy load" message? I've been trying for 15 minutes.

As I'm in Canada I'm using the + then the 11 digits of my phone number.
IE: +1 ### ### #### only with no spaces. Is it supposed to be in another format?

cambox · Jan 23, 2013, 09:44 AM

Amazing! So why is this being mentioned on Mac Rumours? Oh so it can get more interest for Adam Cue maybe? Mmmm not a conspiracy theory surely? Daddy look what I have made could you get your company to buy it? Split it 50/50??

justperry · Jan 23, 2013, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trilaemasu

Is anybody else getting the "Either your phone number is invalid or we're under heavy load" message? I've been trying for 15 minutes.

As I'm in Canada I'm using the + then the 11 digits of my phone number.
IE: +1 ### ### #### only with no spaces. Is it supposed to be in another format?

+62 XXXXXXX... is also not working, I only get a thanks but no SMS.

trilaemasu · Jan 23, 2013, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justperry

+62 XXXXXXX... is also not working, I only get a thanks but no SMS.

On Twitter they're saying the SMS are taking a while due to volume. You got a confirmation that your number was accepted though?

justperry · Jan 23, 2013, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trilaemasu

On Twitter they're saying the SMS are taking a while due to volume. You got a confirmation that your number was accepted though?

Just get a thanks and then the popup window disappears, that's it.

Might be because of the country I am in.

sawah · Jan 23, 2013, 10:05 AM

I just signed up and got my text message right away.

djakemc · Jan 23, 2013, 10:05 AM

Lucky number 178310

Bbafett · Jan 23, 2013, 10:47 AM

I am 175,030. Got my text within a minute or two. When is this app rumored to arrive?

trilaemasu · Jan 23, 2013, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trilaemasu

Is anybody else getting the "Either your phone number is invalid or we're under heavy load" message? I've been trying for 15 minutes.

As I'm in Canada I'm using the + then the 11 digits of my phone number.
IE: +1 ### ### #### only with no spaces. Is it supposed to be in another format?

So I've been trying this whole time on my desktop at work. Just tried on my phone and got an SMS instantly.

Koodauw · Jan 23, 2013, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trilaemasu

Is anybody else getting the "Either your phone number is invalid or we're under heavy load" message? I've been trying for 15 minutes.

As I'm in Canada I'm using the + then the 11 digits of my phone number.
IE: +1 ### ### #### only with no spaces. Is it supposed to be in another format?

Doesnt work for me either right now. I get the same message. I have a US #.

nburwell · Jan 23, 2013, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koodauw

Doesnt work for me either right now. I get the same message. I have a US #.

Same here and I'm in the U.S. too. I'll try back again later.

verniesgarden · Jan 23, 2013, 12:39 PM

I feel special, I'm at #95,493

petsounds · Jan 23, 2013, 12:39 PM

This is the most overhyped app I've ever seen. I do not think it looks very innovative or useful, all of your e-mail gets routed through their server, and it only works with gmail. Yet, every time Mailbox's developers sneeze the tech bloggers are all over it, tweeting rapturous praise.

And this "reservation system" seems very suspicious. Give them your phone number? I don't think so! This is a piece of software. Spin up more servers if you have too much demand. If they can't quickly respond to user load, their architecture was badly designed. The tech press should be slamming them for this, but again it's all fairy dust and rainbows.

bigjnyc · Jan 23, 2013, 12:51 PM

There's no way I am giving these guys my phone number. what kind of a horse and pony show is this for an app? why not just launch it normally in the app store like any other app?

iJon · Jan 23, 2013, 12:54 PM

Does anybody know yet if this works with general IMAP servers besides gmail?

If I can't browse my iCloud account alongside my Google Apps account then this app is pointless for me.

Jan 23, 2013, 08:34 AM	#2
bushido macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany, Europe	"u reserve a copy" since when is an app limited on the appstore and "on high demand" lol sounds like data fishing to me __________________ '13 MacBook Pro Retina 2.5 GHz '13 MacBook Pro 2.54 GHz, C2D, 128GB SSD iPhone 5 (white & silver), 16GB iPad 3 white, 32 GB, Wifi+Cellular Apple TV 3
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Jan 23, 2013, 08:56 AM	#7
CylonGlitch macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SoCal	I'm at about #174,000 . . . sounds like a lot of sign ups. __________________ Last edited by CylonGlitch : Tomorrow at 37:05 AM. MRoogle
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Jan 23, 2013, 10:05 AM	#16
sawah macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2010	I just signed up and got my text message right away. __________________ "Doing something new and different is easy. Doing something genuinely better is hard." iPhone 5 6.1, Galaxy Nexus GSM
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Jan 23, 2013, 12:39 PM	#22
verniesgarden macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Louis, Mo	I feel special, I'm at #95,493 __________________ MacPro 2 x 2.66GHz 16GB-RAM; 16GB iPad(third gen); iPhone 4S 16GB; tv; Canon 50D
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Jan 23, 2013, 12:51 PM	#24
bigjnyc macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2008	There's no way I am giving these guys my phone number. what kind of a horse and pony show is this for an app? why not just launch it normally in the app store like any other app? __________________ Whenever I go to delete an app on my iPhone, I like to pretend the shaking icons are all screaming loudly in panic over who's getting axed
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Jan 23, 2013, 08:26 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Reservation System Announced for Upcoming 'Mailbox' Email App Orchestra, Inc. has announced a reservation system for Mailbox, its task-orientated email app which we reported on earlier and which has received many pre-launch accolades from tech sites. Mailbox, which will initially be compatible only with Gmail, aims to keep your inbox clean by allowing you to use swipe gestures to quickly move each email out of your inbox by deleting it, archiving it, assigning it a category or - perhaps most interestingly - setting it to pop back into your inbox later. When you sign up to reserve your copy of the free app, Orchestra sends you a text message with your reservation number, together with a code. Once the app is available for download, you'll need to enter your code to complete the download. Business Insider observes that Orchestra has an interesting link to Apple: one of the company's software engineers is Adam Cue, son of Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue, who is responsible for iCloud services - including email. Business Insider suggests that the relationship is likely to put Mailbox on Apple's radar as a potential acquisition, but it is unclear whether Apple has any actual interest in Orchestra's ideas for email management. Article Link: Reservation System Announced for Upcoming 'Mailbox' Email App
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Jan 23, 2013, 08:39 AM	#3
rampancy macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	And how long will it be before this app goes the same way as Sparrow?
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Jan 23, 2013, 08:55 AM	#6
Mike84 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010	I have actually been waiting for this since it was announced on here. It looks interesting and perhaps a new way to pursue mail. I did notice a few people were reluctant to welcome it because of Orchestra's servers or something to that affect. I have never dealt with any products from Orchestra, so I am not sure what to think.
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Jan 23, 2013, 09:24 AM	#10
cookie1105 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London, UK	Well I'm #175,839. Guess it's going to be a long wait.
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Jan 23, 2013, 09:39 AM	#11
trilaemasu macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada	Is anybody else getting the "Either your phone number is invalid or we're under heavy load" message? I've been trying for 15 minutes. As I'm in Canada I'm using the + then the 11 digits of my phone number. IE: +1 ### ### #### only with no spaces. Is it supposed to be in another format?
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Jan 23, 2013, 09:44 AM	#12
cambox macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: omnipresent	Amazing! So why is this being mentioned on Mac Rumours? Oh so it can get more interest for Adam Cue maybe? Mmmm not a conspiracy theory surely? Daddy look what I have made could you get your company to buy it? Split it 50/50??
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Jan 23, 2013, 10:05 AM	#17
djakemc macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	Lucky number 178310
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Jan 23, 2013, 10:47 AM	#18
Bbafett macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Virginia	I am 175,030. Got my text within a minute or two. When is this app rumored to arrive?
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Jan 23, 2013, 12:39 PM	#23
petsounds macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007	This is the most overhyped app I've ever seen. I do not think it looks very innovative or useful, all of your e-mail gets routed through their server, and it only works with gmail. Yet, every time Mailbox's developers sneeze the tech bloggers are all over it, tweeting rapturous praise. And this "reservation system" seems very suspicious. Give them your phone number? I don't think so! This is a piece of software. Spin up more servers if you have too much demand. If they can't quickly respond to user load, their architecture was badly designed. The tech press should be slamming them for this, but again it's all fairy dust and rainbows.
	4

Jan 23, 2013, 12:54 PM	#25
iJon macrumors 604 Join Date: Feb 2002	Does anybody know yet if this works with general IMAP servers besides gmail? If I can't browse my iCloud account alongside my Google Apps account then this app is pointless for me.
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