A French startup behind email applications for Apple gadgets has been bought by Google as the Internet titan increasingly tailors hit software to run on its rival's hardware. Sparrow co-founder and chief executive Dominique Leca announced on July 20 that the Paris-based startup's team will go to work on Gmail, Google's free Web-based email service.
"We're joining the Gmail team to accomplish a bigger vision," Leca said. "While we'll be working on new things at Google, we will continue to make Sparrow available and provide support for our users."
A Sparrow email application for iPhones became available for purchase in Apple's online App Store in March, and a version of the software for Macintosh computers has been available since early last year.
"The Sparrow team has always put their users first by focusing on building a seamlessly simple and intuitive interface for their email client," a Google spokesperson said.
"We look forward to bringing them aboard the Gmail team, where they'll be working on new projects." Safari remains the default browser used in Apple gadgets and the "engine" that Chrome or other Web-surfing applications rely on to function.
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