[vetler]

> Okay, I have to question this. Why is a browser vendor spending precious time and money adding a mailbox to their browser?

Because Jon von Tetzchner (founder of Opera and Vivaldi) thinks having it in the browser is superior to having it as a separate app. It used to be like this in Opera as well. His goal is to provide an application with more value than just the stripped down browsers you see these days.

[jccalhoun]

this really is the reason. He wants to remake Opera and is pretty clear about that. I never used Opera's email client so I don't really care but I know there are a lot of people who do.

[colemickens]

>stripped down browsers you see these days.

You mean, "browsers".