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Fix Outlook 2010: Designers and Developers Unite

Dear Microsoft,

I think I speak for most, if not all of the designers and developers out there who have been desperately trying to keep moving forward with technology, not backwards. With html email newsletters trending upwards, you seem to have missed the memo about how designers and developers are creating those emails so they work well and look great on all platforms. For some reason, you have decided that taking things back to the stone age is actually a good marketing strategy and will surely win over all of those hip youngsters who love Apple and all the ways they are actually succeeding at taking over your rapidly dwindling market share. Because of course, we don't like things becoming new and exciting, rather we like to see technology change dramatically for the worst. I don't know if you have heard about this technology out there called "CSS"? But it's a pretty cool "new" way that actually simplifies the way we style html emails and websites. Apparently with all the trending towards retro fashion, table layouts are coming back too, because for some reason, you felt the need to start testing your new Outlook 2010 software to only render html emails well if they are table based.

But let's get real and speak frankly. Do you really think it's good for Microsoft as a whole to take one of it's only existing technologies that might be the only success it really has and downgrade it to within an inch of it's life? Surely with all the Vista debacles and Windows glitches you'd like to try to win us over with at least one glimpse of hope for Microsoft?

So please, take this one bit of advice from all of us out here hoping to not have to make things more complicated, FIX OUTLOOK 2010!!! We'll all think you are really swell.

Sincerely,

The Pulse Creative Partners Team

P.S. If you are a developer and feel the same sentiments, visit fixoutlook.org and show your support. Who knows Microsoft may just listen and take action.

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