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They are going to remove Windows Calendar in 2024 and force replace it with Outlook. Out of curiosity I clicked the opt in "preview" for this change and it opens Outlook, which I have never used, and wouldn't let me do anything unless I "linked" my Gmail address. Just so I could open a calendar.

So I closed it and when I need to look at the calendar now, I use my Macbook instead.

It's so infuriating how Windows is turning into a total shitshow lately.

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i didn't realize they were getting rid of the calendar too. I wonder what is making all this anticonsumer stuff happen at once

"Old" Outlook (including the newest versions) is pretty good (once you've accepted top-posting and HTML email as inevitable). But "new" Outlook is just Office365, which is a dramatic step down from local, native Outlook.

> "Old" Outlook (including the newest versions) is pretty good

I'm glad someone likes it! Outlook has been one of my most hated programs for years now.

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