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Anyone else hate the New Desktop Outlook?.
In case you are interested:
- Here is a list of Classic Outlook vs New Outlook features based on status: Available, Coming Soon, Investigating, and Unsupported. It is updated monthly.
👉Download Outlook For Windows Feature Availability Summary » TRACCreations4E - Also, I interviewed Microsoft's Outlook Product Manager and asked questions, such as:
Is the New Outlook just a wrapper for the web version?
Why didn’t Microsoft recreate Classic Outlook from scratch?
Why do users feel FORCED to switch to the New Outlook app?
When will New Outlook meet the needs of power users?
How is Microsoft encouraging VBA developers to stay ahead?
👉Video Microsoft's responses: https://youtu.be/5WYjmzrOZI8?si=TWGkmR-Crdt1uuhh
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Looked like a good interview, but sorry, I couldn't make it past the first few minutes where she said it's not a wrapper, we're just making everything as useless as web version. Consistently crap across all platforms.
Microsoft has never understood their users and frankly just lucky Bill started the company when he did, when there was no competition and they were able to cement themselves in as the monolithic behemoth that they are now. Move fast and break things worked in the pioneering days, now it just means crappy, rushed software and bugs galore.
A few examples of this: Windows 11 Pro is an advertising machine. Balmer tried to put a tablet interface on servers (we needed third-party software for the Start button >.< ). The many woes of NEW Outlook. Removing the Teams tab from... ah, Teams. And finally, constantly RENAMING EVERYTHING. These are just a few of the many examples, when really, we just want functional efficiency. You know, so we can do our jobs. I'm just not so sure Microsoft can deliver that anymore.