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by Edward » Fri 15 Aug, 2003 5:19 pm
According to this article at ZDNet UK (via ZDNet Australia), Microsoft is ending development of Outlook Express.
Then, today, they reversed their position. This article indicates a lack of communication...
Then, today, they reversed their position. This article indicates a lack of communication...
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by DJGM » Fri 15 Aug, 2003 5:45 pm
I suppose it's only a matter of time before Microsoft reverse their decision to ditch MSIE.
If that were to happen, what would be the chances of AOL-TW resurrecting Netscape?
EDIT:
To prevent this thread veering too off-topic, I've moved the Netscape related posts here . . .
If that were to happen, what would be the chances of AOL-TW resurrecting Netscape?
EDIT:
To prevent this thread veering too off-topic, I've moved the Netscape related posts here . . .
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by DJGM » Wed 20 Aug, 2003 2:22 pm
According to this article at TheRegister, it seems that Microsoft might not be bothering to continue
development of Outlook Express after all. They seem to be of the opinion that Outlook Express has
now become little more than an unwanted orphan, since Microsoft's decision, earlier this year, to
scrap IE as a standalone app, and making it purely into an integrated component of Windows.
My theory is that if Microsoft do continue to develop Outlook Express, it'll end up being ditched
as a standalone app like IE, and eventually become just an integrated component of Windows.
Anyone that wants to upgrade to the next version, will have to buy it as part of the next
version of Windows, which as we all know, isn't due until sometime during 2005.
Here's hoping Mozilla Thunderbird is soon developed into an adequate replacement for OE.
development of Outlook Express after all. They seem to be of the opinion that Outlook Express has
now become little more than an unwanted orphan, since Microsoft's decision, earlier this year, to
scrap IE as a standalone app, and making it purely into an integrated component of Windows.
My theory is that if Microsoft do continue to develop Outlook Express, it'll end up being ditched
as a standalone app like IE, and eventually become just an integrated component of Windows.
Anyone that wants to upgrade to the next version, will have to buy it as part of the next
version of Windows, which as we all know, isn't due until sometime during 2005.
Here's hoping Mozilla Thunderbird is soon developed into an adequate replacement for OE.
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