Microsoft is developing a new "One Outlook"?

Microsoft has replaced the legacy version of the Outlook client for Win32 with a single version of the Outlook client, along with the Mail and Calendar apps that come with Windows 10, Windows and macOS. It is said that it is continuing efforts to make it possible to use any of these. Windows Central reported. Developed under the codename "Project Monarch," the new email / calendar client is part of Microsoft's "One Outlook" plan, which is part of the current Outlook Web App (OWA), the report said. It will be the base.

Provided by: Tero Alhonen

@TeroAlhonen tweeted a screenshot of what appears to be Microsoft's "One Outlook" dashboard site.

According to the description displayed on the One Outlook desktop (thanks to @WinObs), "One Outlook (ie" Monarch ") is a new version of Outlook designed with the big screen experience in mind. Yes, this includes the Windows Desktop version (for Intel and Arm, Win32 and UWP versions), the Outlook Web Access (OWA) version, and the macOS Desktop version. " ..

Around the time of Windows 8, Microsoft said the Mail and Calendar apps on the OS showed the future of email clients, but they weren't as functional as Outlook (Microsoft said the Mail and Calendar apps weren't as functional. There were times when there were rumors that we were considering bundling apps and renaming them to "Outlook," but it would have been even more confusing if we called different different products "Outlook.") ..

As the era of Windows 8 passed, Microsoft reviewed its original UWP strategy and began adding new features to Outlook for the Web first. But existing Mail and Calendar apps have, for some reason, been maintained as they are, rather than being Outlook-based email apps to this day.

Microsoft currently has versions of Outlook for Windows, macOS, the web, as well as devices running iOS and Android OS (based on the acquired Acompli technology), all of which are available. They tend to call it just "Outlook".

The Windows Central article says a preview of the new One Outlook client will be available by the end of 2021, while the Mail and Calendar apps built into Windows 10 will be replaced in 2022. It is reported that it will be empty. According to the article, Microsoft wants to eventually replace the legacy Win32 version of the Outlook client.

A Microsoft spokeswoman commented that the company "has no information to share at this time."

This article was edited by Asahi Interactive for Japan from an article from overseas Red Ventures.