Microsoft to kill off Outlook Express

[Ferocious]

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[Lonyo]

no intention of further developing

IE: They're leaving it as it is.
That's not killing it off, that's letting it be.

 

[singh]

Personally, I consider it a good thing. Anybody know the most promising open-source Windows mail client these days?

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: singh
Personally, I consider it a good thing. Anybody know the most promising open-source Windows mail client these days?

Thunderbird

 

[Sid59]

oh well .. ill continue to use OE.

 

[PrincessGuard]

After MS finally added the option to disable HTML mail, I haven't felt a great need to switch mail clients. If only you could export message rules...

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

no intention of further developing

IE: They're leaving it as it is.
That's not killing it off, that's letting it be.

Did you think they were going to go door to door and unistall it from people's computers?

 

[dukdukgoos]

Man, all you people who fanatically hang on to your deprecated MS software need to wake up and smell the coffee. MS has no intention of giving you a good product unless you pay them. Just let go of the security blanket and start using products that are supported and blow away IE/OE on features and ease of use.

 

[DonSig]

Actually, they are now saying "Never Mind" .. It's staying ...

http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/applications/0,39001094,39146336,00.htm

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
Man, all you people who fanatically hang on to your deprecated MS software need to wake up and smell the coffee. MS has no intention of giving you a good product unless you pay them. Just let go of the security blanket and start using products that are supported and blow away IE/OE on features and ease of use.

What features do I need in an email reader other than *drum roll* the ability to read email?

OE lets me read email just fine.

 

[Schadenfroh]

btw, how much longer till IE 6.5 anyways?

 

[dpopiz]

OE is great just the way it is.
I'm glad

 

[tcsenter]

I hate Outlook and like Express much better. Glad to hear they're not killing Express.

On a related note, I dislike both as an NNTP client and prefer Netscape Messenger.

 

[dukdukgoos]

According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

 

[singh]

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

They're just asking for trouble there, IMHO

 

[tcsenter]

According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

Well I see the Justice Department has made great strides with this 'bundling' issue.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

Hmmm...time to start using mozilla or buy opera.

 

[Bleep]

I use Foxmail, works really well and it is free.

Bleep

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

Hmmm...time to start using mozilla or buy opera.

Why, because the current version of IE doesn't work just fine? Seems to me I can "explore" the internet without a problem using 6.0. Have fun with Opera though, I'm sure its great.

 

[Mrburns2007]

I use Avant Browser, it has a lot of features that IE doesn't although it does use the IE engine.

I also use Outlook Epress and find it a perfect email client where as Outlook is a bit overloaded.

 

[Nocturnal]

I use Outlook XP.

 

[QueHuong]

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

Hmmm...time to start using mozilla or buy opera.

Why, because the current version of IE doesn't work just fine? Seems to me I can "explore" the internet without a problem using 6.0. Have fun with Opera though, I'm sure its great.

If MS's intention to stop work on IE and OE is true, then switching to Mozilla or Opera is wise choice. Do you still want to be using v 6.0 when dozens of security holes are discovered but never patched? Didn't think so.

 

[dukdukgoos]

In all fairness, I think MS will probably still offer security patches for IE 6, just no new features. So if you want pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, skinning, text/page zoom, auto form fill-in, and countless other cool and useful features, you'll have to switch to Mozilla or Opera.

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: MindStorm

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
According to Microsoft, IE will not be updated again as a standalone product. You will have to buy the next version of Windows (Longhorn) to get a new version of IE.

Hmmm...time to start using mozilla or buy opera.

Why, because the current version of IE doesn't work just fine? Seems to me I can "explore" the internet without a problem using 6.0. Have fun with Opera though, I'm sure its great.

If MS's intention to stop work on IE and OE is true, then switching to Mozilla or Opera is wise choice. Do you still want to be using v 6.0 when dozens of security holes are discovered but never patched? Didn't think so.

These bugs will be patched, at the very least, through longhorn. Unless you want to use linux, and we all know how awesome that is, I don't see a problem.

 

[Cadaver]

Microsoft is going right on back to violating US antitrust laws by requiring users buy a new version of Windows to get a new version of IE. While it may be fine for other (read: smaller) companies, Microsoft was legally declared a monopoly, and can no longer legally do this kind of a thing.

While I still use my home-built PC, crafted with care and love, I'm posting this from Safari. Take that Microsoft (sticks out tongue).