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Microsoft's many Outlooks are confusing users and employees

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    What pisses me off is when I create Teams for teams in Teams, and then want to google how to do something specific.

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    That's because they're called "teams groups" not "teams for teams" 😉

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      Whichever version it is, I hope that one day I can delete a mail, change my mind, press ctrl-z and it will actually undo the last delete and not some random one from earlier in the day.

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        Obsidian is my amswer to it.

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        looks cool but unfortunately we can only use approved apps which are mostly within the google ecosystem.

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          I think every day about the productivity lost because people use Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. Maybe even multiple times a day.

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          Word and Powerpoint are not the worst - just think about all the time lost due to whatever Microsoft is doing in Teams or by random decisions like moving the start button to the middle instead of leaving it where it was since 1995, which automatically renders every corporate training video obsolete.

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            As a help desk worker, I am starting to get tired of Microsoft's bullshit.

            Try something new and it doesn't work out? Fine. That's reasonable.

            But can we stop breaking what was already working?

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              That's because they're called "teams groups" not "teams for teams" 😉

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              You should tell Microsoft:
              https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-channels-overview

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              • darkfuture@lemmy.worldD [email protected]

                As a help desk worker, I am starting to get tired of Microsoft's bullshit.

                Try something new and it doesn't work out? Fine. That's reasonable.

                But can we stop breaking what was already working?

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                This is what happens with innovation when only monopolies are left on the board.

                Name an industry, it’s the same. But here’s the dog shit. You still have to give shareholders returns. When you ran out of shit to innovate like 25 years ago, ran out of companies to buy 10 years ago, and already captured the regulatory bodies. Congrats it’s game over.

                Except it’s never game over. Just squeeze one side til the toothpaste runs out.

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                  Microsoft sucks and so does Outlook. My dad uses Outlook personally and I just can't imagine that. It's like taking your torture rack home with you for personal usage.

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                  My dad also uses Outlook on hi Android tablet. I don't get it.

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                    In my last job I installed Outlook on my personal phone to access my work calendar conveniently. Found out from a colleague that if the admin for an Outlook server you're signed into on any device fucks up badly enough you could end up having that device completely wiped so I promptly uninstalled it.

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                    • D [email protected]

                      I got a new job, fully remote, and we use Teams. Not gonna lie, I don’t get the hate. It seems as exactly adequate as WebEx or Zoom. None of them make me cum, none of them make me upset.

                      What is it about Teams that people hate so much? How does WebEx or Zoom do it any better?

                      Fully onboard with hating new Outlook though, fuck it sucks. Can’t even browse the global address list, it’s search only.

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                      At the most basic level? Yeah it works fine. No real complaints.

                      But the interface is just so goddamn infuriating for anything besides that. I have to stop and think "Wait, how do I do X again" way too often.

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                        Whichever version it is, I hope that one day I can delete a mail, change my mind, press ctrl-z and it will actually undo the last delete and not some random one from earlier in the day.

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                        I just stopped deleting everything and now use my archive as a trash instead

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                          Yeah, Zoom is the only one I’ve used that makes my computer chug and stutter. Webex and Teams have been fine IME.

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                          • S [email protected]

                            You know you're an old time user when you call it paintbrush 🙂

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                            Deadnaming done right

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                            • W [email protected]

                              don't forget that it uploads your non-microsoft email accounts' passwords to microsoft so that they can steal your mails to their systems

                              https://www.ghacks.net/2024/01/12/proton-mail-says-that-the-new-outlook-app-for-windows-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service/

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                              Yep, it is straight-up malware. Just like most mail clients on Android and especially iOS.

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                                Laughs is just open in the browser.

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                                  In my last job I installed Outlook on my personal phone to access my work calendar conveniently. Found out from a colleague that if the admin for an Outlook server you're signed into on any device fucks up badly enough you could end up having that device completely wiped so I promptly uninstalled it.

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                                  Yeah, you're talking about MDM (Mobile Device Management) solutions/tech. I'm not an IT employee myself, but I am familiar with these things from work (similar situation as yours), and also because I'm a nerd and like researching these things.

                                  On some phones, like Samsung's ("Secure Folder"), you can have [essentially] a second, containerized instance of Android running. Or you can think of it like a virtual second user that ultimately you have control of. So what I did was install Outlook in that. Because the MDM permissions (e.g. wipe the phone) would only affect that container.

                                  Otherwise, for everyone else -- yeah don't install work apps/accounts on your personal devices.

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                                  • darkfuture@lemmy.worldD [email protected]

                                    As a help desk worker, I am starting to get tired of Microsoft's bullshit.

                                    Try something new and it doesn't work out? Fine. That's reasonable.

                                    But can we stop breaking what was already working?

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                                    Sounds like that's exactly what they're trying to do.

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                                      The good news is that Outlook doesn't confuse anybody who hasn't used it in years (or never). Last time I did was when I worked at MS. Hasn't been a problem since.

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                                        I got a new job, fully remote, and we use Teams. Not gonna lie, I don’t get the hate. It seems as exactly adequate as WebEx or Zoom. None of them make me cum, none of them make me upset.

                                        What is it about Teams that people hate so much? How does WebEx or Zoom do it any better?

                                        Fully onboard with hating new Outlook though, fuck it sucks. Can’t even browse the global address list, it’s search only.

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                                        I used self-hosted rocket chat before, now I use teams, I understand perfectly all the hate

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                                          The new M365 Outlook is just webmail. Every upgrade is actually a reduction in functionality as they align to the web version. The good news is this eliminates the need for Windows.

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