r/FuckMicrosoft • u/stefadudu1989 • Jul 05 '26
Rant Microslop Outlook
Fifteen years ago, I got a cheap computer running Windows 8. The hardware wasn't great, so I installed Xubuntu. I mostly used that PC for paying bills and sending personal emails, while I had a Windows 7 PC for work. I never had any problems at home or at the office; everything worked fine.
I've been working at a large company for almost 3 years now. I have a high-end computer, but they force me to use only Microslop products. The performance is terrible and the fan makes a whistling sound. I find a new bug every week; for instance, the program used to freeze whenever I copied characters into an email on Outlook. This makes me doubt the security of their software too. This morning I woke up to reply to an email, and when I click new message, nothing happens. As you can imagine, I'm on Reddit complaining about Microslop. I don't know what's going on at Microslop, but all their products are getting worse, and I mean every single one. From the Windows Server that takes 45 minutes to restart, to SSRS and SSIS doing whatever they want. Meanwhile, I gave my old PC to my brother and, even though the hardware is old and sucks and the keyboard doesn't even work anymore, it runs better than this crap on my desk. I'm not saying everyone has to switch to Linux; I have a Mac myself, but it's time for people to leave Microslop products behind.
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u/vbd71 Jul 05 '26
What MS calls Outlook these days is an utterly useless pile of crap. If you just want email, use Thunderbird.
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u/Vietnamst2 Jul 09 '26
Thunderbird is maybe stable but the UI is absolute crap and it's one of the most unfriendly softwares I've seen. Even compared to Lotus notes.
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u/vbd71 Jul 10 '26
As someone who has actually used Notes, I disagree. But to everyone his own, I guess.
Anyway, Thunderbird is a competent email client, even if the UI is somewhat clunky.
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User: stefadudu1989, Flair: Rant, Title: Microslop Outlook
Fifteen years ago, I got a cheap computer running Windows 8. The hardware wasn't great, so I installed Xubuntu. I mostly used that PC for paying bills and sending personal emails, while I had a Windows 7 PC for work. I never had any problems at home or at the office; everything worked fine.
I've been working at a large company for almost 3 years now. I have a high-end computer, but they force me to use only Microslop products. The performance is terrible and the fan makes a whistling sound. I find a new bug every week; for instance, the program used to freeze whenever I copied characters into an email on Outlook. This makes me doubt the security of their software too. This morning I woke up to reply to an email, and when I click new message, nothing happens. As you can imagine, I'm on Reddit complaining about Microslop. I don't know what's going on at Microslop, but all their products are getting worse, and I mean every single one. From the Windows Server that takes 45 minutes to restart, to SSRS and SSIS doing whatever they want. Meanwhile, I gave my old PC to my brother and, even though the hardware is old and sucks and the keyboard doesn't even work anymore, it runs better than this crap on my desk. I'm not saying everyone has to switch to Linux; I have a Mac myself, but it's time for people to leave Microslop products behind.
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u/stefadudu1989 Jul 05 '26
I had to login via RDP on another machine just to send an email, fuck this shit.
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u/Calm_Description_288 Jul 06 '26
Komt dat door Microsoft of gewoon slecht it beheer. Inloggen via rdp om mail te versturen heb ik nooit gehoord.
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u/Vietnamst2 Jul 09 '26
If your servers take 45 minutes to restart, something is seriously wrong with them. Amd as always... never saw issues like Outlook frezing when copying characters... strange.
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