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We migrated earlier this year and had a similar problem. Outlook (classic) works differently than the OWA version. They keep the classic version so people don't

We migrated earlier this year and had a similar problem. Outlook (classic) works differently than the OWA version. They keep the classic version so people don't spontaneously throw a chair out a window. It's being phased out slowly.

mvkel 6mo ago
I'm betting in 15 years, people will still be using Outlook (classic). This is the culture.
- nekusar 6mo ago
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  - gchamonlive 6mo ago
    And also because apparently "nobody has ever been fired for choosing Microsoft", which is something that should start happening more often if you ask me
  - wang_li 6mo ago
    As long as Linux distros have such shit accessibility stories, MacOS and Windows being available should be a requirement for all systems in government.
- babypuncher 6mo ago
  The culture is correct, the new version of Outlook is hot garbage
  - joe_mamba 6mo ago
    Which "new" Outlook? I think there's like 3 versions of Outlook currently on the market. The Classic Win32 one they want you to stop using, the new Lite variant bundled for free with Windows 11, and the new Full Spec one that comes with Office 365, both of which are built on web technologies IIRC.
    - babypuncher 6mo ago
      That one that comes with office 365. My work PC got auto updated with it and I switched back to the Win32 version within an hour because it was buggy and a huge resource hog. It's just an email client and calendar, there's no need to keep reinventing the wheel, especially if you're just gonna make it worse. The macOS version still has all of them beat.
  - bombcar 6mo ago
    The new version of outlook is our only hope of escaping the IE 6 email renderer in classic outlook, sadly.
- EvanAnderson 6mo ago
  It depends on how badly Microsoft continues to fuck up Outlook (classic). I don't use Outlook for my personal email, but I've used it in various corporate engagements and not been wholly dissatisfied. Newer versions are slower, more bloated, and unstable (though add-ins-- especially the Teams add-in-- contribute to that). The most egregious regression, for me, has been the "Advanced Find" functionality (which was wonderful in the 97 thru 2010 versions) being changed-out for the god-awful search box within the Outlook window.
- proactivesvcs 6mo ago
  We could have said that for publisher a few years back. Its death knell has been sounded and microsoft aren't even offering any way for people to properly view or print their publisher files, let alone edit them.
- sanex 6mo ago
  People are probably still using Outlook Express
yablak 6mo ago
They also keep their own inboxes; emails downloaded to or sent from the old version are not visible on the new version.
reaperducer 6mo ago
They keep the classic version so people don't spontaneously throw a chair out a window. Considering this is a spacecraft, that explains everything.

mvkel 6mo ago

I'm betting in 15 years, people will still be using Outlook (classic). This is the culture.

nekusar 6mo ago
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- gchamonlive 6mo ago
  And also because apparently "nobody has ever been fired for choosing Microsoft", which is something that should start happening more often if you ask me
- wang_li 6mo ago
  As long as Linux distros have such shit accessibility stories, MacOS and Windows being available should be a requirement for all systems in government.
babypuncher 6mo ago
The culture is correct, the new version of Outlook is hot garbage
- joe_mamba 6mo ago
  Which "new" Outlook? I think there's like 3 versions of Outlook currently on the market. The Classic Win32 one they want you to stop using, the new Lite variant bundled for free with Windows 11, and the new Full Spec one that comes with Office 365, both of which are built on web technologies IIRC.
  - babypuncher 6mo ago
    That one that comes with office 365. My work PC got auto updated with it and I switched back to the Win32 version within an hour because it was buggy and a huge resource hog. It's just an email client and calendar, there's no need to keep reinventing the wheel, especially if you're just gonna make it worse. The macOS version still has all of them beat.
- bombcar 6mo ago
  The new version of outlook is our only hope of escaping the IE 6 email renderer in classic outlook, sadly.
EvanAnderson 6mo ago
It depends on how badly Microsoft continues to fuck up Outlook (classic). I don't use Outlook for my personal email, but I've used it in various corporate engagements and not been wholly dissatisfied. Newer versions are slower, more bloated, and unstable (though add-ins-- especially the Teams add-in-- contribute to that). The most egregious regression, for me, has been the "Advanced Find" functionality (which was wonderful in the 97 thru 2010 versions) being changed-out for the god-awful search box within the Outlook window.
proactivesvcs 6mo ago
We could have said that for publisher a few years back. Its death knell has been sounded and microsoft aren't even offering any way for people to properly view or print their publisher files, let alone edit them.
sanex 6mo ago
People are probably still using Outlook Express

yablak 6mo ago

They also keep their own inboxes; emails downloaded to or sent from the old version are not visible on the new version.

reaperducer 6mo ago

They keep the classic version so people don't spontaneously throw a chair out a window. Considering this is a spacecraft, that explains everything.