On 2/24/10 7:14 PM, "Jonathan Chan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>That's a shame. Will applescript and automator scripting support still >exist >in outlook? The entourage mvps site says: > >Entourage will be rebranded as Outlook for Mac to reflect the changes to >be >more in parity with Windows Office 2010's Outlook email client. > >Are we talking about Entourage just being renamed or we talking about a >complete overhaul of the email/PIM client? Hi Jonathan! Having participated before in a Mac Office beta, I can tell you that testers were not allowed to reveal anything about the product. The only information they can provide and that we can provide here will be only what Microsoft has made public. I agree that this is frustrating, but that's just how Microsoft likes to roll. I would like to address one of your earlier comments about why you wanted to participate, which was to "get a sneak peak and be able to contribute suggestions/features". I learned the following from an MVP Lead at Microsoft during the past beta I mentioned: When a beta of this size is released, the feature set is finalized. It will have been finalized several months to more than a year before. Developers are not looking for public comment about what should and should not be in the product. They're looking for testers to use the product and find bugs that need fixing. Most of our suggestions/features back then were addressed with something like, "We'll consider it for the next release." Surprisingly, the best time to offer feature suggestions is a few months after the product is released. This is when MacBU will be reviewing ideas and features for the *next* version. I would say that early next Spring will be the optimal time to start submitting feature requests. -- William M. Smith http://blog.entourage.mvps.org http://twitter.com/meck -- YouTalk mailing list List address: [email protected] List information: http://entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
