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• No calendar and limited contacts leave few options to Outlook
  I'm forcing myself to continue using Mozilla Thunderbird for a subset of communications just to stay current with its capabilities.
  
  With no calendar and VERY limited contacts, this is not up to the task of handling the flow of activity in my life.
  
  Tried to go OpenOffice and Mozilla only last summer. Made it only two months before giving up and buying Office once again.

  February 16, 2006

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• Outlook the most valuable component
  Microsoft's removal of Outlook from the Student edition is consistent with actions to exploit MS's understanding of the value of Outlook as the central organizing application.
  
  Articles in January Comm of ACM show how email is the central organizing tool for communications, tasks, calendars and contacts. MSN search reinforces this.
  
  And, Microsoft Dynamics (CRM, ERP, etc.) are being tooled to run all transactions and workflow through Outlook.
  
  You can bet Outlook will NOT have XML files. Word, Excel and PowerPoint are being tossed over to compete in open source world. MS is consolidating behind Outlook for its value proposition.

  February 16, 2006

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