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You are dramatically overestimating the speed with which large products develop (especially Outlook). Even if they started last year, it still wouldn't ship for
by paul 18y ago
You are dramatically overestimating the speed with which large products develop (especially Outlook). Even if they started last year, it still wouldn't ship for years.
- yariv 18y agoIn addition, after it ships, it will take years for the new version to be deployed to a significant portion of existing users.
- SwellJoe 18y agoThat's also true of Xobni, or any new application. Plugins may face a lower uptake barrier, but it depends on the organization. MS effectively forces businesses to upgrade Outlook every few years, and without the stick (and carrots) that MS wields, it can be a challenge to get anything new into a business. But, it's true that a small company can deliver to the people who will upgrade or install new tools in ways that a large company generally cannot. But the slow adopters are going to be slow adopters no matter who builds the application.
- rms 18y agoaccidentally downmodded, sorry