On: Y Combinator’s ReMail Finally Brings Full-Text Email Search To The iPhone

[ankhmoop]

Apple already has quite a bit of experience with full-text e-mail search, not to mention running Mobile Me's mail servers.

What would be the upside?

[msie → ankhmoop]

This would be one problem that they could throw money at and it might have a positive effect. :) If they operate it as a mostly separate company then they could have a branch that could innovate rapidly and also not disrupt any existing teams/culture inside the organization.