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Reading list
Look at this thread, more than 1.5 months old
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Edge-Collections-Feature-request-and-bug-problem-report/m-p/818507
collections have lots of potentials and it's only in the early stages.
yes you shouldn't be forced to buy extra stuff but again collections are not final so be sure that things will definitely change (in a good way) sooner or later.
And there in is the reason for all of my posts. To voice concerns. But I've been around Microsoft long enough to know they they do not do a very good job at listening to people. Only years after something has been made do they finally add things in. An example would be Groove. They never did add all the great features Groove had to SkyDrive/OneDrive. To this day, OneDrive is missing 80% of the features.
Let me just ask you HotCake, what makes you think that Collections is/can be a replacement for Reading List? Why do you want it to be a replacement? Why do you not want to have them as separate features? You've been very vocal about reading list being consumed by collections but you really haven't explained yourself. So I'm asking.
- You just made me even more glad I have mine with that comment, Phillip 😊😉
Cheers,
Drew
Sent from Windows Mobile :mobile_phone:
Phillip Frabott wrote:You and I will just have to agree to disagree.
I don't really agree nor disagree, I just simply pointed out the possibilities that could happen.
Drew1903 wrote:
Phillip,
You know we are on the same wavelength. As I had said, they don't belong in the same discussion. They are 2 distinctly different animals with different reasons and purposes. Reading List MUST be in Edge C, having nothing to do with Collections.It's not a war game where you are trying to team up lol, we are just peacefully talking about tech.
"Sent from Windows Mobile" - Your making me jealous! I miss my Windows Mobile!
- Don't worry, I've been working with Microsoft enough to know it.
once collection gets all of it's features, it can be a fine replacement and better one for reading list. - Phillip,
You know we are on the same wavelength. As I had said, they don't belong in the same discussion. They are 2 distinctly different animals with different reasons and purposes. Reading List MUST be in Edge C, having nothing to do with Collections.
Cheers,
Drew
Sent from Windows Mobile Now your speculating on what I'm saying. I'm not saying that at all. In fact, I've already said previously (read up) that collections has a place in Edge. I just don't believe that it serves the same purpose as reading list. In fact, I find them to be very disconnected features of Edge. One has nothing to do with the other.
Just because they "can" roll 2 features up together, doesn't mean they "should". In fact, since the vision that Microsoft has already alluded to about what they think collections is, shows that it does not have a place with reading list (or vise versa if you prefer). The vision of each feature is different. Trying to force collections to be something it's not (reading list) will not only destroy the fundamental value of what collections is, but will also try to force reading list to be something it is not. The "old" Microsoft went this route for many of their products and it ended up in failure. My hope would be the "new" Microsoft will have learned the lessons of old, and not repeat themselves. If Reading List is to be replaced with Collections it will be evident that Microsoft still has much to learn. (learn about the failures of Internet Explorer and it's full history to understand what I mean)
I will also make an assumption (since I don't have much to go on other then your own words) that you haven't been around Microsoft long enough. Give it time. You'll figure out they don't listen very often.
- Well that's just assumptions.
because there is the potential. so why not?
why making different half baked features instead of focusing on just one of them to make it perfect and then in necessary, move to the next project/feature?
you are assuming that collections are done and now we should move on to the reading list. but that's just rushing. nothing is finished, it's far from it.
what is collections now? nothing practical. no sync, no decent export options, lots of features missing etc etc. so you want them to abandon it and start making reading list?
I've seen Microsoft listening to peoples feedbacks and actually applying them.
