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Business user here. I remember how much work I could get done in Outlook 2007 using a 1024x768 monitor on a crap workstation with 1GB RAM. I admit that this pe
by PTOB 3y ago
Business user here.
I remember how much work I could get done in Outlook 2007 using a 1024x768 monitor on a crap workstation with 1GB RAM. I admit that this performance was often chilled by the many pitfalls of on-premise Exchange setups, lack of interop with non-Exchange services, and lack of standards-compatible email formats. Today's Outlook is less buggy, but slower.
This new version gives me the chills.
I can understand the platform change. I can begrudgingly learn to live with oversized UI elements, fat content spacing, etc.
I shuddered when finding that from an efficiency and automation standpoint it's a real downgrade. Things I experienced in one day of "Try the new Outlook":
- Keyboard shortcuts (some changed, some missing entirely)
- Context menu key did not work
- No single key operations in context menu (e.g. right click, d for Delete, a for Archive, etc)
- Limited view customization
- Janky UI reaction speed
- Window and component refresh lag / jank
- Reduced rule functionality
- There were a few more, but the traumatic experience wiped them out of my memory
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- tanseydavid 3y agoWhen there are problems with fundamental features like this, it ends up feeling the software is "gaslighting" me. Context menu key does nothing? That's weird -- I must need a new keyboard.
- DaiPlusPlus 3y agoCompanies can’t ever admit mistakes. It dehumanises them.
- kjellsbells 3y agoAmen. Another feature I miss: offline working. Classic outlook lets you explicitly disconnect in the app, work on things, and then sync later. It also lets you download only headers on a slow connection. If you spend any time working on a plane, you know what a godsend that is. Generally I worry about the creeping consumerization of Office apps and what it means for power users. We're still out here, and we need power tools that work for us. Have the big space eye candy if you like, but please give us the option to turn the bling off and get down to work!