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cahult

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Windows Mail
« on: 10 October 2005, 04:50 »
Outlook Express is going out - Windows Mail is coming in. The name change also brings with it a set of changes, among other things the UI and a "Search as you type" thingie. Tha last thing, where have we seen that before? Oh yeah, Apple among other companies made that feature popular!.

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/10/09/outlook-express-renamed-as-windows-mail/

I think the new look stinks, as did the new look for Office, if you remember.
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2005, 05:46 »
looks like any other mail client...
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2005, 06:29 »
Funny, last I heard MS was going to drop real email clients from the OS bundle and point the mail api towards hotmail.
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2005, 10:56 »
Change the name, change the UI, add irrelevant features: that's fixing things the Microsoft way.  :D
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #4 on: 29 January 2006, 20:42 »
They're rebranding everything to "Windows".

ie MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger

It's all mind tricks on the regular home user "oh, this is the windows one".
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #5 on: 30 January 2006, 00:37 »
Of course mind tricks only affect those with a weak mind ... like magic ... only magic's cool and M$ is not :D
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #6 on: 30 January 2006, 07:38 »
What's next?! Windows Browser? Windows Explorer HA j/k...

Windows X instead of DirectX??

Seems to me as though they're scared of losing the name recognition of Windows... WHY?! For God's sake Windows (even for retards) is the most distrusted OS name in the industry. They probably think that people will get scared of using a Microsoft OS not named Windows. They underestimate their users, patronize them by having "Designed for Windows" stickers on every computer shipped. I'm getting a DEFINiTE feeling that Vista will flop like ME. I've installed and used BETA2... it only installed on 2 of the 6 computers I attempted and didn't even install Office2003.

Looks like they have an up hill battle for increasing security outside of a Network OS... Every program I opened that was not Microsoft a pop up appeared asking if I was sure that I wanted to use it.

OSes should be treated like we should be treating politicians: elect the ones who don't want to be in power. Microsoft isn't a software company though, all they are is a monopoly company. I like that. That should be someone's signature. Ok sorry for the rant heh.
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2006, 10:07 »
/me vomits
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #8 on: 30 January 2006, 21:32 »
... they'd have to do Window$ explorer for the file manager and Window$ Internet Explorer for IE ... and while they're at it they should change the start button to Start Window$ ... and My Window$ Computer ... don't you just hate that fucking 'My' prefix. My Computer ... My Documents ... My Bullshit ... well whose computer could it be someone elses ? Of course it's your fucking computer ! Maybe it's Blll Gates telling you it's actually 'my' computer as in Bill Gates' computer :D They should change 'em all to Bill's Computer cuz Bill ownz your ass !!!
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #9 on: 30 January 2006, 21:49 »
Haha, "His Computer".
Why couldn't they just do it like the GNOME people... 'Computer', simple. Noone would be confused, H_TeXMeX_H and some others (me) would be happy...
The "My Music" and "My Videos"... They're the worst... So annoying, I always try to delete them folders and create simple "music" and "video" folders.

In my home folder I always create a "stuff" folder and then "music", "video", "sources", "websites", "programming", "crap" etc. folders. I could call them "My Music", "My Videos", "My Sources", "My Websites", "My Programming", "My Crap", but feck that.
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #10 on: 30 January 2006, 21:59 »
I don't even have 'computer' on my Desktop. Too much clutter, I just have 'Macintosh HD'. If I want to access the disk, I can just click on the icon. OSX UI rules.
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #11 on: 30 January 2006, 22:08 »
Quote from: cymon
I don't even have 'computer' on my Desktop. Too much clutter, I just have 'Macintosh HD'. If I want to access the disk, I can just click on the icon. OSX UI rules.
Eat shit and die biatch!!!11one1 :p

EDIT: If for some fucked up reason you want "Computer" to become "My Computer" on GNOME... http://illhostit.com/files/8949239363222618/my_computer_WTF?.png
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a poem by my computer, Macintosh Vigilante
Macintosh amends a damned around the requested typewriter. Macintosh urges a scarce design. Macintosh postulates an autobiography. Macintosh tolls the solo variant. Why does a winter audience delay macintosh? The maker tosses macintosh. Beneath female suffers a double scum. How will a rat cube the heavier cricket? Macintosh calls a method. Can macintosh nest opposite the headache? Macintosh ties the wrong fairy. When can macintosh stem the land gang? Female aborts underneath macintosh. Inside macintosh waffles female. Next to macintosh worries a well.

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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #12 on: 31 January 2006, 11:19 »
Internet Explorer 7 tries desperatly to look like Opera, and Windows Mail is some kind of undead evil twin brother of Thunderbird.

What's next?
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #13 on: 31 January 2006, 13:23 »
Quote from: Refalm
What's next?
An OS whith the same theme as OSX?
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Re: Windows Mail
« Reply #14 on: 31 January 2006, 17:04 »
"Checkin Mail" ??? WTF!!!!???  are they seriously trying to use slang???
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