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by virusduck 2755 days ago
I hate to say it, but Outlook is actually really nice.
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Heavily disagree. The web version on mobile (android; both firefox and chrome) feels slow and works badly on low bandwidth connections and touch support feels badly designed (e.g. selecting multiple messages, working with attachments). On desktops/laptops the imap support is also subpar with problems with showing multiple drafts for one email in the web version.

This would maybe be excusable for a small startup, but for a company the size of Microsoft that is an embarrassing showing.

I think they're referring to the Outlook app, not the service
I second this. The web version is a mess of Skype and ads. But the iOS app is quite nice. It's got a built in calendar view with contacts.
The desktop version or the web version?
All four

Android

ios

Web

Desktop

I hate hate hate web outlook. I click on new emails and they often don't register as having been "read". Drives me up the wall.
Huh. I haven't had that issue with Outlook Web App. I have "Mark the item as read when the selection changes" selected in my options and I haven't noticed it failing.
Same thing happens to me with Gmail. Weird.