Chris Cioffi wrote: > On 4/6/07, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Nekelle Celestine wrote: >> > >> > Good Day Sir/Madam >> > >> > >> > >> > When will Open Office create a Microsoft Outlook equivalent? I'm >> > really excited about that. >> > >> >> Given that Outlook is an inferior mail client, compared to the >> alternatives, why would you want an equivalent? You may want to try >> Thunderbird, which can be obtained from www.mozilla.com . >> >> > Outlook is far more than just email. The Outlook/Exchange combination is > something I haven't seen really replicated yet. The combination of > Email, > Calendar, Todo and Journal, even if individually lacking, combine into a > very powerful tool. Especially the ability to *easily* schedule > meeting and > assign tasks. > > So, given that Thunderbird is an inferior tool for serious business why > would you promote it? And, given the glaring omission of a PIM in OOo > right > now, why should a business choose it? > > Seriously, in a business setting users expect a full featured, integrated > PIM like Outlook/Exchange. Yeah, Outlook sucks for email and it's not > even > close to the best for anything else it does, but it's a single tool > and when > integrated with Exchange it really does set a very high bar for overall > functionality. Not everyone in an organization needs it, but guess what? > The folks making the decisions do! And they aren't going to settle for a > second rate solution. > > Chris > > PS: Yes, I know that not all midsize+ organizations use > Outlook/Exhange and > that there are alternatives if you cobble together enough different > tools. > The fact remains that Outlook/Exchange is currently king of the hill > in that > space, and calling it just an email system ignores a significant part of > it's value proposition. >
Please also compare the cost of obtaining OO vs MS Office. BTW, there is also a calendar available for Thunderbird. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
