Nick Simicich wrote: > I assert that you have given up no functionality that is actually > meaningful in the context of communicating using e-mail. Please note > that I consider the ability to set your fonts, sizes, etc, detrimental > to this process --- I have a font that is easy for me to read and colors > that are easy for me to read. Any changes to this slow me down and > distract from the message.
I consider tightly integrated email and calendaring to be something not doable in a standards-based environment and not to be given up. I consider all of the things you consider detrimental to sometimes be beneficial -- such as when delivering a presentation via email. > Awww.....my heart bleeds for you. I put forth the assertion that the > "functionality" you give up is mostly meaningless complexity and has > nothing to do with the sort of communication that the real world systems > we administer (e-mail lists) are designed for. I totally disagree. Again: if a list also meets off-list or by chat, integrated scheduling would be a boon. For that matter, delivering a usable Java or ActiveX chat thin-client in a message body would be as well.
