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#1 2009-08-13 3:42 pm
- SomeOneOrOther
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Entourage out, Outlook in
While I use Mac Office 08, I don't use Entourage. But for those that do, this might be news for you.
A New Outlook for Mac Office
Aug 13, 2009 8:44 AM
...Second, along with the new edition of Office 2008, the team is hard at work on the next version of Office for Mac which will launch in time for the 2010 Holiday season. This next version includes a new application– Outlook for Mac. Outlook for Mac is being built from the ground up as a Mac OS X application using Cocoa. It will have a new database that delivers a reliable, high performance, and integrated experience with Mac OS X. Users will be able to back-up with Time Machine and search email, calendar and contacts with Spotlight....
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#3 2009-08-13 4:13 pm
- SomeOneOrOther
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Re: Entourage out, Outlook in
No Access, No full compatibility with Office 2007, no updated MSN Messenger (er, Windows Live Messen...ah whatever, I use Adium, and Skype), I'm sure the list can grow some more.
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#4 2009-08-13 4:54 pm
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Re: Entourage out, Outlook in
SomeOneOrOther wrote:
While I use Mac Office 08, I don't use Entourage. But for those that do, this might be news for you.
A New Outlook for Mac Office
Aug 13, 2009 8:44 AM
...Second, along with the new edition of Office 2008, the team is hard at work on the next version of Office for Mac which will launch in time for the 2010 Holiday season. This next version includes a new application– Outlook for Mac. Outlook for Mac is being built from the ground up as a Mac OS X application using Cocoa. It will have a new database that delivers a reliable, high performance, and integrated experience with Mac OS X. Users will be able to back-up with Time Machine and search email, calendar and contacts with Spotlight....
FINALLY 
however i hope to switch my exchange usage once snow leopard hits 
2.66Ghz QuadCore-Nehalem w/24"LED CD ---2.2Ghz BlackMB---15" 2.4Ghz MBP(work)
Dual 2.3Ghz G5 (4G Ram, 2x 250G HD)(10.5 server)--- 400Mhz G4 PM (10.4 Server)
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#5 2009-08-14 5:37 pm
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Re: Entourage out, Outlook in
August 13, 4:45 p.m. UTC - by Chris Foresman | Posted in: Infinite Loop
Hell has frozen over: Microsoft's Mac Business Unit says that the next version of Office for Mac will arrive in 2010 with a genuine Outlook client and better Exchange support.
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Stack it!#7 2009-08-14 5:51 pm
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Re: Entourage out, Outlook in
ukimalefu wrote:
That doesn't make up for the lack of Word that M$ can't sell ever again.
Wrong-o, o fanboi. 
As usual, it's not about dogma, it's about the Benjamins.
I4I Says It's "Not Out to Destroy" Microsoft Word With Sales Ban
The move is pure legal maneuvering, says firm
Early this week, a Texas judge handed down a painful injunction to Microsoft, banning the U.S. sales of copies of Word that can open .docx files, Microsoft's primary format used in the software. Microsoft has 60 days to comply with the injunction and cease sales.
The injunction stemmed from a case against Microsoft over its use of XML in its Office Open XML document standard. The use reportedly violated a patent by Toronto-based i4i, granted in 1998. I4I pursued the case in Texas federal court, a state known for its aggressive protection of patents. Indeed, a Texas judge had found that Microsoft had infringed upon the patent and order it to pay $200M USD, prior to the new injunction.
Now i4i's Chairman Loudon Owen is speaking up and says he isn't looking to kill Word with the injunction or start a legal war with Microsoft. He says the injunction is all about his company getting its fair share of the profits on a technology it developed. He states, "We're not seeking to stop Microsoft's business and we're not seeking to interfere with all the users of Word out there. The injunction is not saying there is no more Word for the world. That is not our intention and that would not be a sensible remedy."
Mr. Owen says that the $200M USD settlement is a big deal for the small company. He states, "It's obviously a material verdict by US patent verdict (standards), but we think it is fair."
(Alla time I gotta do the heavy lifting 'round here... 
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#8 2009-08-19 9:49 am
#9 2009-08-19 9:53 am
- sturner
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Re: Entourage out, Outlook in
Yes, but at what price? I use Outlook daily, and I detest it.
I'm not dead yet.
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