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• Five reasons not to use the new Outlook

  Posted on March 11, 2024 at 02:43 CDT by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  MICROSOFT 365

  

  By Peter Deegan

  Outlook (new) for Windows is being over-promoted.

  When Microsoft pushes this hard, you might think you must change now. I’ll give you five reasons to stay with your current Outlook, at least for now. And I’ll offer some tips for keeping your current email app, despite a pushy Microsoft.

  “Outlook (new)” is the name Microsoft uses at the moment. (It’s Microsoft, so “for Windows” is assumed). For this article, in an attempt to avoid confusion, I’ll call the current Outlook for Windows “classic Outlook,” by which I mean the traditional desktop version of Outlook.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.11.0, 2024-03-11).

  Microsoft 365 Classic Outlook, Newsletters, Outlook, Outlook (new), Outlook Mobile, Windows Calendar, Windows Mail

• Outlook mobile is an awful app for iPhone or Android

  Posted on November 13, 2023 at 02:43 CST by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  SOFTWARE

  

  By Peter Deegan

  Outlook mobile is pushed relentlessly by Microsoft, giving the impression that it’s the best or only way to link with email, calendar, and contacts on mobile devices such as phones.

  I do not recommend Outlook mobile, mostly because of privacy concerns and the clumsy interface — especially when there are perfectly good apps already on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.46.0, 2023-11-13).

  Software Newsletters, Outlook, Outlook Lite, Outlook Mobile

• Why not to use Outlook (new)

  Posted on October 30, 2023 at 02:43 CDT by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  OFFICE

  

  By Peter Deegan

  Underdeveloped and overhyped, a truly new Outlook is coming. But it’s not yet a proper replacement for either the Windows or Mac version of Outlook.

  As usual, Microsoft is hyping a product that’s still a work in progress. I’ll explain the dirty little secrets behind Outlook (new) — that’s one of its names — and why serious Outlook users should not touch it yet.

  Outlook (new) is now replacing Windows Mail and Calendar apps in new Windows 11 installations. Existing Mail/Calendar app setups will continue to work.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.44.0, 2023-10-30).

  Office Licensing, Microsoft 365, Newsletters, Office, Outlook, Outlook (new), Outlook Mobile