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CTOnews.com, July 30 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft will stop supporting mail and calendar applications on Windows 10 and 11 in 2024 and force users to migrate to the new Outlook web version. The plan has met with opposition from many users who believe that the experience and functionality of the web version cannot be compared with native applications, and are worried that Microsoft will turn Windows into a web-based operating system.

The email and Calendar app is a native application for Windows 10 and 11 that supports multiple email accounts, schedule management, contact synchronization and other functions. The new Outlook web version is a browser-based application that integrates e-mail, calendar, address book, tasks and other functions, but also has some limitations, such as not being able to use offline, untimely notification, unattractive interface and so on.

CTOnews.com noted that Microsoft had published an article on its Office management portal confirming its plan to force the migration of users and said it was to unify all existing applications and provide better services. Microsoft plans to automatically migrate users of email and calendar applications to the new Outlook web version from August 2023, and provide users with the option of returning to the original app. But by the end of 2024, Microsoft will stop supporting email and calendar applications altogether, and users may only be able to use the new Outlook web version.

This plan has caused dissatisfaction and protest among users. On Twitter and forums, many users expressed their opposition to Microsoft's move as a disparagement and abandonment of native applications, as well as changes and damage to the Windows operating system. Some users even compare Windows to ChromeOS, thinking that Microsoft is just using Edge browsers based on the Chrome kernel to run web applications. They hope that Microsoft can use its own technology to develop better native desktop applications, rather than turning to web applications.

This shows the resistance of users to Microsoft's plan, and they feel that web applications cannot completely replace the functionality and user experience of native applications.

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