Go here to tell MS what you think about this. I personally hope they do not EOL Outlook Express either, as this is the only app other than Claris Emailer that is any good on OS 9. I would like to see an email app for X. Right now I can't use my X box for much of anything because Mail.app and Safari don't cut it. Thought Bare Bones took away BBEdit Lite but thank GOD I found it. Ever try coding in Text Edit? It's not bad if you can stop it from quitting....or changing it's format....ugh!
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp?LCID=1033 Mike T. tapped out this message on 6/15/2003 12:05 PM >Microsoft to Stop Making Browser for Mac > >By HELEN JUNG, AP Business Writer > >SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. says it will no longer develop versions of its >popular Web-browsing software for Apple Computer's Macintosh (news - web >sites) system, saying Apple's own browsing software is a logical choice for >Mac users. > Except for two minor upgrades, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5 is the >last version it will develop for the Mac, said Jessica Sommers, product >manager for the software company's Macintosh Business Unit. >It makes more sense for Mac users to use Apple's Safari Web-browser, she >said Friday. Although still in beta testing, the browser has already gained >attention for its speed and some of its features. >Sommers said Apple is in a better position to create a browser with more >features and that offers a smoother experience because "Apple has access to >functionality in the (operating system) that Microsoft doesn't." > "They can do things because they're developing on their own (operating >system) that we as a third party programmer can't do," she said. > It's a complaint that has been leveled at Microsoft in the past by >outside software vendors, who said Microsoft's access to its underlying code >gave it an inside track on making its own add-on products run more smoothly >than others. > Microsoft is not backing away from the Mac and will continue to >develop other software, she said, including a new version of Office business >software for the Mac. "Our relationship is strong as ever," she said. "This >is by no means an indication ... that we're walking away from other >products." An Apple Computer representative was not immediately available >for comment. > The move isn't surprising, said Rob Helm, research director for >Directions on Microsoft, a Kirkland-based independent research firm. >Internet Explorer already has more than 90 percent of the market, he said, >and Microsoft doesn't need the added exposure to Mac users, who constitute >less than 5 percent of computer users. > And Mac users have a promising option in Safari, he said. > "I picture this as not being a major problem for Apple," Helm said. He >added that Microsoft may be "rethinking how much it invests in the Mac," >picking and choosing among the more profitable software - such as its Office >business software for the Mac - and less profitable, such as Internet >Explorer, which was a free download >................................Mike T. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
