Outlook for Windows and Mac aren’t going anywhere soon. Of course, Microsoft will promote the advantages for customers with non-specific marketing drivel like ‘Faster, customer-focused innovation with consistent experience on all clients’. Their Edge browser will get onto more non-Microsoft devices because it’s necessary for the Outlook PWA. Development costs drop because they only have to build one app to work for Windows and Mac. Monarch is based on web technologies (Javascript, CSS, HTML etc) and should work on any device with a compatible browser (Microsoft’s Edge). ‘One Outlook’ is Microsoft’s ‘vision’ for a single Outlook program that runs on any platform – Windows, Mac, Linux or anything else that comes along. Monarch can be installed but won’t work without an authorised mailbox (i.e. There are links to download Project Monarch but they won’t get you far. Project Monarch now called One Outlook is available as a preview, see First look at the new Microsoft Outlook – One Outlook Microsoft already has a limited form of Outlook PWA available see Install the latest Outlook as a standalone web app Think of a web page (like webmail) but not in a browser tab. In many years from now ‘Monarch’ may replace Outlook for Windows or Mac with a single PWA for both systems.Ī Progressive Web App looks like a normal program but is really a complex web page running with browser technology behind it. Project Monarch is an early Progressive Web App (PWA) which will have email, contacts, calendar and perhaps other ‘Outlook-like’ features. This is what we know so far about Microsoft’s ‘vision’ for ‘One Outlook’ You may have heard about ‘Project Monarch’, Microsoft’s plan for a single Outlook program for Windows, Mac and maybe other platforms.
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