On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Unicorn.Consulting < unicorn.consult...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/05/2013 10:03 AM, Fredericks, Chris wrote: > > Hi Matt,**** > > ** ** > > I have to use Office as it is a part of my employer’s standard operating > environment. So I have grown accustomed to it – warts and all.**** > > ** ** > > I now really regret posting that dumb car analogy of mine. Everyone is > most welcome to come and drive in my neighbourhood! You will recognise me > by the large foot in my mouth. > > LMAO it was to good to resist. > > **** > > ** ** > > I don’t use the Windows 8 Mail app – I am a lost cause and use Outlook > (Office 2013). So I guess I have dodged a bullet. Or is there something > lurking there with Outlook that I just haven’t encountered yet?**** > > Nothing you have missed that will bit outlook, but the native app only > supports exchange activesync and IMAP and it is something that may bite you > if your the unfortunate tech support for family and friend. The ISPs of > the world are not in the habit of handing out IMAP, it costs to much to > support and consumes way more bandwidth. Very few are paying the > activesync tax except mobile phone makers and then it really only works > with Outlook.com. > > Seems to work with Android, but maybe they are paying it. I get all my serverside stuff email/calendar onto my Nexus4 - very happy. Not so good for composing lengthy replies on. > My point is that there are consumer unfriendly decisions in Windows 8. I > have not installed my copy, I freely admit that. I am looking for a good > reason to upgrade and I really have yet to see one. It used to be I wanted > the latest version for some feature or other. These days there are no such > features. Where are all the good features that were dropped from Vista, > instead we get a "unified interface across devices" > Agreed. On that note, I'll stop kicking W8 and MS for the moment. I'm happier with VS12 than I thought I'd be (mono UI and all) so Kudos for that, MS. -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
