03-27-2008, 08:44 PM
Just installed Office 2008. Entourage is the only component I use regularly so here's my initial thoughts after a whopping 30 minutes of use.
The good: I use the preview pane to view messages and in 2004 switching from one to another was painfully slow, depending on how much content was in the message. This is greatly improved in 2008. Clicking between all-text messages is pretty much instantaneous. With messages using html and images, there's still a slight delay but not near the multi-second lag of 2004.
The bad (for Microsoft): Entourage 2008 doesn't support the free Hotmail/Windows Live e-mail. You have to upgrade to the $20-a-year Windows Live Hotmail PLUS program. So, like my Yahoo account, it will now wither on the vine and I'll use my G-mail account more. Microsoft once again nickel and diming themselves to death.
The good: I use the preview pane to view messages and in 2004 switching from one to another was painfully slow, depending on how much content was in the message. This is greatly improved in 2008. Clicking between all-text messages is pretty much instantaneous. With messages using html and images, there's still a slight delay but not near the multi-second lag of 2004.
The bad (for Microsoft): Entourage 2008 doesn't support the free Hotmail/Windows Live e-mail. You have to upgrade to the $20-a-year Windows Live Hotmail PLUS program. So, like my Yahoo account, it will now wither on the vine and I'll use my G-mail account more. Microsoft once again nickel and diming themselves to death.