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- Stugoo
bad bad news....
Microsoft to ignore web standards in Outlook 2010 - enough is enough
http://www.email-standards.org/b…
“The reason for this lies in the benefit Outlook users gain by having Word as their e-mail authoring tool; rich tools like SmartArt, automatic styles and templates, and other benefits found in Word 2007 and 2010 enable Outlook users to write professional looking and visually stunning messages.”
“I am aware of where this decision on our part places Outlook from a standards perspective - at the same time, we ask that you consider the benefits Outlook users get from having Word tools in their e-mail authoring experience.”
Microsofts reply :
http://www.email-standards.org/b…
- designbot0
I remember the outrage (myself included) with the release of outlook 2007, and specifically, the inability to use background images. It really limits what you can do with enewsletters.
Anyway if history is any indicator, Microsoft isn't going to change a damn thing.
- boobs0
Everyone knows there's no such thing as web standards. Because Microsoft does whatever they want.
- thebottlerocket0
There was a time when I used to care about things like this, but really, I don't give a stuff.
- flashbender0
but.. but... that says it's a benefit. Microsoft - always thinking of their userbase, those guys are thoughtful and nice.
- thebottlerocket0
It all seems a bit '96, where the world believed MS was bad and that Bill Gates was evil. Infact form now on, I will always write their name as "Micro$oft" to make sure people know what their true intentions are.
- thebottlerocket0
OMG! We must make microsoft change its ways!
- monoboy0
Pain in the ass but...
Aren't email clients just for reading email. Not newsletters full of images 'n shit.
- era4O40
They should've registered changemyoutlook.org. It would've been more existential.
- divin80
I have high hopes for Google wave taking huge market share as a corporate email and communication platform. I figure it'll take a few years for large-scale adoption though. I guess everyone's gonna to have to stomach that outlook garbage for a bit.
- ukit0
"It all seems a bit '96"
This isn't $%^&* fashion, this is the future of the internets we're talking about gdammit
- mg330
This no background image issue is really fucking up a project I need to launch within the next couple of weeks.
- digdre0
look guys, its not that hard actually: don't use outlook anymore.
- BIGGESTDOGINTHEWORLD0
Just do it text only, fuck HTML Email
- Stugoo0
graded browser support is a fact of life man.
unfrotunatley there are no real standards for HTML email :(
- Stugoo0
dude, check this link out.