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More On Kapor's Attempt To Best Outlook
An anonymous reader writes "There's a story on the Boston Globe's Digital MASS section about Mitch Kapor , the guy who created Lotus 1-2-3. He will reportedly spend about $5 mil to create something competing with MS Outlook. More of the story here." We mentioned this a few months ago as well, and it sounds like any software release is still some time off.
yay
hopefully this will be something to allow linux to be better than windows in something
what?
I wish someone would develop a better instant messenger for Unix.. Gaim has to have the worst interface ever, and kopete is about as stable as win dows 98 with "active desktop" turned on.
Agent Red, a fellow MAC user, said that this "vaguely insulted" him, although he "couldn't put his finger on why."
To explain why he feels so uneasy, and indeed to unveil the true plight of MAC users everywhere, I have taken it upon myself to draw the parallels between MAC users and the H.O.M.O.'s of the world:
Well, think about it:
They're ten percent of the population.
The object of their desire comes in rainbow colors.
They are constantly vocal about their preferences for fear of being snowed under by the rest of society.
When people try to get them to switch, they scream and yell about how it's the right thing for them and ask them to "try it just once and see if they like it."
Most of them have been this way for years; it's not a decision they just made overnight.
Although their functions are criticized, the moral majority STILL agree that they are tastefully designed, have an innate sense of colour, and are always on the leading edge of style and fashion.
Too, they are often emulated by the majority with thinly-veiled knockoffs of their style.
And, no matter how we are begged and pleaded, no matter how they may tear their families apart with the shame and stigma of their choice (and some still say it was never a choice!), still they'll never change them.
Finally, their biggest and most visible supporters are in San Francisco.
It's official: Apparently, all Macintosh users are honorary homosexuals.
FAGGOTS !
Oooh, I'm poor little eurotrash with an inferiority complex. STFU! If we hadn't helped you during WWII, you'd all be talking German. Way to be grateful, asswipe! Tell me this: If USA sucks so much, why are we the only superpower left in the world?!?!?!?!?!
No, gawd, no. Microsoft Outlook (ad Outlook Express) maybe the single biggest security hole in the whole of the history of computing. Whoever provides a free alternate with no possible buffer overflow exploits, no damnable script kiddie hooks, and defaults set to allow the Average Joe to plug and play safely will have done all of humanity a favor.