Comments on: Microsoft Taking a Step Backward with Outlook 2007 http://www.marketingtechblog.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/ new media strategies and other marketing gems Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:53:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: 2008: The Year of Micro | The Marketing Technology Blog http://www.marketingtechblog.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-71472 2008: The Year of Micro | The Marketing Technology Blog Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:35:15 +0000 http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-71472 [...] is also evolving, despite the limitations of mainstream email clients. Email is going micro… more timely messaging, more control, and more event [...] [...] is also evolving, despite the limitations of mainstream email clients. Email is going micro… more timely messaging, more control, and more event [...] ]]> By: Microsoft Releases Outlook 2007 FAQ re: HTML Support | The Marketing Technology Blog http://www.marketingtechblog.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-32940 Microsoft Releases Outlook 2007 FAQ re: HTML Support | The Marketing Technology Blog Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:24:56 +0000 http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-32940 [...] stand by my opinion. It’s called HTML email, not Microsoft Word [...] [...] stand by my opinion. It’s called HTML email, not Microsoft Word [...] ]]> By: Douglas Karr http://www.marketingtechblog.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-30464 Douglas Karr Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:02:33 +0000 http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-30464 I usually have to edit my entries 2 or 3 times after I find my errors! No worries. Your points are excellent... but I think we need to challenge email as just a transport mechanism. Just think how fantastic email could be with additional functionality and integration! I usually have to edit my entries 2 or 3 times after I find my errors! No worries.

Your points are excellent… but I think we need to challenge email as just a transport mechanism. Just think how fantastic email could be with additional functionality and integration!

]]> By: Martin Hinshelwood http://www.marketingtechblog.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-30462 Martin Hinshelwood Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:40:04 +0000 http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-30462 Appologies for the bad english! My brain works faster than my fingers! Appologies for the bad english! My brain works faster than my fingers! ]]> By: Martin Hinshelwood http://www.marketingtechblog.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-30461 Martin Hinshelwood Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:38:14 +0000 http://www.douglaskarr.com/2007/01/11/microsoft-taking-a-step-backward-with-outlook-2007/#comment-30461 Except for the look and feel of the email, you can do all of the customising in text. But I am not dissing the fact that users like nice emails, I do. What I am trying to get at is that emails are documents, and not web pages. You will be able to add advanced contect to your emails with WPF\E and other components to come. These will all be platform independant and will allow the designer a much grater range than html, including full interactive 3d enviroments. The main reason that the IE renderer has been removed is that there is grater access to the Windows API. And if any "Security" boxes interupt a uer they are as likeley to "OK" it as anything. Thus the blocking of most unsecure attachments at both the client and Exchanage level. You will however be alowed to run .NET applications in that enviroment as all .NET apps from untrused sources run in a secure, proven sandbox that has restricted access while not interupting the richnjess of the content. The move to an OpenXML email format is a master stroke for microsoft. It means that their procucts are interoperable with other OpenXML products like StarOffice and OpenOffice. This will allow users to move from those clients, and others like Outlook Express to Outlook without having to move to a propriatory email format. Except for the look and feel of the email, you can do all of the customising in text. But I am not dissing the fact that users like nice emails, I do. What I am trying to get at is that emails are documents, and not web pages. You will be able to add advanced contect to your emails with WPF\E and other components to come. These will all be platform independant and will allow the designer a much grater range than html, including full interactive 3d enviroments.

The main reason that the IE renderer has been removed is that there is grater access to the Windows API. And if any “Security” boxes interupt a uer they are as likeley to “OK” it as anything.

Thus the blocking of most unsecure attachments at both the client and Exchanage level. You will however be alowed to run .NET applications in that enviroment as all .NET apps from untrused sources run in a secure, proven sandbox that has restricted access while not interupting the richnjess of the content.

The move to an OpenXML email format is a master stroke for microsoft. It means that their procucts are interoperable with other OpenXML products like StarOffice and OpenOffice. This will allow users to move from those clients, and others like Outlook Express to Outlook without having to move to a propriatory email format.

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