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People call this a bug, I call it an interoperability issue. Microsoft wanted to represent a real smiley in text without resorting to images. There was no stand
by breakingcups 9y ago
People call this a bug, I call it an interoperability issue.
Microsoft wanted to represent a real smiley in text without resorting to images. There was no standard unicode character for such a smiley so Microsoft chose a font that did support the smiley character.
Of course hindsight is 20-20, it's easy to say now they should've gone with a character that wasn't in use yet, but circumstances being what they were, a bug is not a completely correct description for what this behavior is.
- zamalek 9y ago> People call this a bug, I call it an interoperability issue Furthermore, it's just a configuration issue. You can change it (it's in the autocorrection settings).
- smackfu 9y agoCan you change it as the receiver who sees the J?
- WhiteOwlLion 9y agoHow about you just leave it alone and let :) render as :) ? Microsoft and Outlook have a long history with lacking interoperability. Outlook Rich Text format. Outlook Rich Text handling of attachments. Lack of read/write CalDav and CardDav support. Outlook support for IMAP is meh.
- tinus_hn 9y agoIt's not really a bug, it's total disregard for people not using your software. Only a monopolist company can afford to behave like that. And by the way this is especially messed up if you use a screen reader.