On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:24
3 -0700, "bettablue"
<bettablue@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Why Outlook doesn't support Usenet has been a question I have
> asked Microsoft numerous times.
In my view there's no reason why it should. An E-mail client is one
kind of application and a newsreader is another. Although there have
been, and still are, many programs that do both, there's no reason why
they should be packaged together.
In fact, I think separate programs are better, since it leaves us more
free to make the choice that suits us better for an e-mail client and
a different choice that also suits us better for a newsreader. So I
like Outlook for e-mail, but FortÊ Agent for a newsreader; even though
Agent can also do e-mail, I don't use it for that, because I prefer
Outlook for that purpose.
I feel similarly about suites, and almost always avoid them. I want to
make an individual choice concerning each type of program that a suite
may contain. As I single example, I like Corel WordPerfect better than
Microsoft Word, but Microsoft Excel better than Corel Quattro
Professional.
Please note in all the above that I am not trying to convince anyone
that my preferences (Outlook, Agent, WordPerfect, Excel, etc.) are
what they should choose. I am only pointing out that having the
ability to choose which product is best for you is valuable, so any
kind of package of applications, such as a suite, is usually good to
stay away from.
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003