Acompli: Email app Accompli to be shuttered by Microsoft in favor of Outlook

Back in December 2014, Microsoft surprised many with its acquisition of the lauded email app for Android, Accompli. Having made waves with its simple, yet elegant, handling of complex email tasks, Redmond's purchase of the firm seemed to signal a match made in heaven.Indeed, the renewed Outlook app for Android, released recently, has received a great deal of acclaim. Borrowing a number of elements from Accompli, the team succeeded in building something true to the original, yet thoroughly its own in both functionality and design. The former team of Accompli achieved something functional and pretty, no mean feat.