Comments on: Microsoft Outlook is an Amazing Piece of Crap

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:43:14 +0000

Outlook really is rubbish!

Only today I was perusing the "sent" box and Outlook "intelligently" provided the "From:" heading, but no "To:" heading. So now I know all the emails I sent are from me, great!

Yes, I know I can choose to view the "To:" header, but should I need to go through all the counter-intuitive steps to set this up? Ropey Microsoft product!

By: Miguel

Miguel — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:58:24 +0000

I moved from Outlook 2007 to Thunderbird. At the beginning I was happy, but as you start adding stuff to Thunderbird to make it more like Outlook (e.g., by adding the calendar, synchronizing data etc.) it has become the slowest piece of software I've ever used. I'm so disappointed that I'm thinking in going back to Outlook. Amateur piece of software.

By: andrew

andrew — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:56:25 +0000

I agree completely. This one of the worse apps ever. Searching produces the white window and takes minutes for to return. Its doesn't remember passwords when it is asked to, and crashes mount from 1 to 10 a day. Microsoft you should sued for producing such shit.

By: Roebot

Roebot — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:08:26 +0000

I remember that really annoying issue. You know how I fixed it? I switched to Thunderbird. http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird...

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:56:33 +0000

I have been working to attempt to get Outlook 2003 to retain passwords (like it did very well for a LONG time) with XP PRO. I made no system changes and a few days ago I kept getting repeat popup windows asking for my email passwords (which I had marked "Remember"). For some reason Outlook 2003 has stopped remembering them. I too have followed all the "tips" from MS Knowledge Base Q290684. I have found many posts with the same problem, but I have found no solutions. I was considering upgrading to Office 2007, but from the above posts that seems to be no help.

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By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:28:30 +0000

outlook 2007 is really bad. I cannot understand why a leading company makes this kind of overdesigned not working crap. I was a pc user from the start but am now heading to apple.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:21:56 +0000

I now hate outlook 2007 more than I ever thought possible. Just try to import or export data from or to a simple text file! Ha! Outlook will crash every time! Add-ins? Worse than 2003. Every friggin addin will crash outlook 2007.

Junkware, crapware, shitware….take your pick.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:10:28 +0000

I’m going to say that I actually like Outlook, especially 2007. The calendar is the best I’ve come across, and I have tried a couple of others. The task list on the right, in the mail pane, new feature in 2007. While a stupidly simple addition is great.

However, 2003 was kinda sluggish, now 2007 seems to be more so. But what I really don’t get however is how the IMAP abilities in Outlook 2007 have somehow become worse than they were in 2003!? If you haven’t upgraded to 2007 yet and think that IMAP in 2003 is crap, wait till you get 2007, oh my god!

I have on several occasions gotten home in the evening and had my girfriend abuse me because I did not reply to her email that I did not receive because Outlook decided to just stop checking my IMAP.