[micromacrofoot]

Users don't care if it's a modal or not, they just want it to work.

[msdrigg]

Exactly.

Google calendar modals: excellent.

Outlook web modals: gross

[petepete]

Even in Google Calendar they're not ideal. And the 'create an appointment wherever you click' and 'click the screen outside of the modal to close it' features don't get along.