Future of Eudora in doubt

A big rumor on the Net has it that telecommunications giant Qualcomm hasdecided to drop and/or sell its Eudora software division, which makes theexcellent Eudora mail program. The rumors got so fierce, in fact, that thecompany had to issue an official statement today.

"We still remain committed to Eudora," said a Qualcomm spokesperson. "Whileit's not a key part of our software strategy, it's still a useful platformfor our wireless data."

Not exactly a ringing endorsement, you could say, and if the rumors arecorrect, development of most of Eudora's products has already ceased.

Apparently, Qualcomm has recently decided to switch to Windows CE for itsline of hand-held communications devices, and since the market for emailand Internet software is too small to affect the company one way or the other, it's looking to bail. Stay tuned for more developments