![]() While I'm not saying you shouldn't use Microsoft products, for some business use cases Microsoft is the only option, some edge cases need the large feature set Microsoft tools have, and enterprise IT is full of inertia. In short, if you're frustrated with Microsoft tools, we are too.īut we aren't able to really fix it without angering millions of Microsoft enterprise customers by tearing the legacy mess down. Developing on Windows does suck when compared to Linux, but that's more for /r/programming than here. ![]() I don't enjoy Microsoft tools in general, but I don't want to vent here. I'm frustrated with Outlook also, it's so f-ing complex when compared to every other email client (tl dr my ADHD hates Outlook). I tried DavMail and Spike, they said "you need an administrator to approve the app" which I'm unlikely to get. My team disabled EWS and SMTP/IMAP APIs for my work email, so the only way to use my work email is to use Outlook. In fact, I witnessed both Gmail/Google Workspace and Postfix/Dovecot both run circles around Exchange Online, that with Postfix/Dovecot on a single 1GB RAM VPS. It's harder to publicly advocate for products you know are crappier when competing products are faster, sleeker, easier to use, and you wouldn't choose the Microsoft product if their name isn't on your paycheck. And when you have a smaller product with less regards to backwards compatibility, it's easier to have a sleeker, faster product that "just works" and works well. This is especially when Microsoft is basically committed to backwards compatibility for life when Apple, Google, and the Linux world gives zero damns about it, while also having to maintain every feature imaginable when Gmail fits 95% of use cases. Dealing with the Microsoft stack is harder than it is to deal with Linux and other non-Microsoft products. I am a software engineer at Microsoft 365 in the Exchange umbrella (on a add-on product), and even I am frustrated by Microsoft software. On my main account, I often read /r/sysadmin and read about issues with Microsoft software like Office 365, Exchange, etc. Note: I am posting this with an anonymous account/email to protect my job. ![]()
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