Coming on October 26th, Mac users are being presented with a new “Outlook” on their operating system. Microsoft Office is coming out with a faster, better version except this time it is not for Microsoft; it is for the Mac computers rival, Apple. For the first time, Mac users will be able to use Windows Outlook, a popular email, calendar and contacts program that had previously only been found in Microsoft based computers.
This is a big deal because companies in which Outlook is the standard system of email and contacts will be looking to switch to the Mac system. Before this new system, many companies had to use special machines and software to convert the information to run on Windows. But now they can use this new version to directly import data from Windows Outlook.
This is yet another example of Apple excelling in their field, and continuing to separate themselves in the consumer electronics industry. Time and time again, Apple has been innovating new ideas that directly benefit the consumers, and it has clearly worked. Apple prides itself with understanding their customer’s wants, and this new system of Windows for Mac computers is just the next of many examples.
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The introduction of Outlook to Mac looks to be a big move by Apple. Many businesses rely on outlook for email and therefore don't switch over to Mac and remain with Windows. Now they will be able to have the best of both worlds and switch over to Mac as Colin says. The Mac Outlook seems to be an even better version than that of Windows Outlook and shows Apple's constant attempt to outdo the competition and be better than the others at what others do best.
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