shots.osdir.com— Watch your back Microsoft, Mozilla's Lightning is approaching Outlook! Check out the screenshots of the just released Lightning 0.1
Mar 23, 2006View in Crawl 4
The only way Lightning could ever compete against Outlook would be if they offered a compatible ActiveSync replacement and compatibility with Exchange server (and I highly doubt MS will allow for the latter). There are too many large corporations that rely on the FULL functionality of Outlook ( ie: Calendar, Appointments, Sceduling, Tasks, Reminders, Contacts, Notes, Exchange and ActiveSync) that will make Lightning will be a home user application only. I am sure for people that do not need all the extra functions of Outlook that Lightning will be just fine. I think that was the reason Outlook Express was developed, was it not? If Outlook Express would ever be updated then you could compare Lightning to that.
Lightning is the embedded version of sunbird. Sunbird is stand alone, Lightning works in other mozilla projects, most notible thunderbird. The goal is to eventually have thunderbird and lightning integrated to compete with outlook. Long ways to go sadly. I can't wait for the day.
I agree. Did you see the "remote calendar" feature! oh man that would be cool. If lightning(or is this thunderbird? or both?) has _full_ exchange compatability then it will kill exchange in a second.
I agree that they are copying the functionality but I'm fine with it. and I'm fine with microsoft copying as well. However I think that the remote calendar feature is very nice and it's somthing that can't be done with outlook without exchange.
senyordrewMar 23, 2006
How does something like this compare with iCal?
xraycatMar 23, 2006
The only way Lightning could ever compete against Outlook would be if they offered a compatible ActiveSync replacement and compatibility with Exchange server (and I highly doubt MS will allow for the latter). There are too many large corporations that rely on the FULL functionality of Outlook ( ie: Calendar, Appointments, Sceduling, Tasks, Reminders, Contacts, Notes, Exchange and ActiveSync) that will make Lightning will be a home user application only. I am sure for people that do not need all the extra functions of Outlook that Lightning will be just fine. I think that was the reason Outlook Express was developed, was it not? If Outlook Express would ever be updated then you could compare Lightning to that.
bigcheezMar 23, 2006
I've been waiting for Lightning for over a year but now I'm even more pumped about the release of CL2.
mbroMar 23, 2006
Lightning is the embedded version of sunbird. Sunbird is stand alone, Lightning works in other mozilla projects, most notible thunderbird. The goal is to eventually have thunderbird and lightning integrated to compete with outlook. Long ways to go sadly. I can't wait for the day.
tagawaMar 24, 2006
So what's the difference between this:<a class="user" href="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning.html">http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning.html</a>and the Calendar for Thunderbird project:<a class="user" href="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/download.html#download_thunderbird">http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/download.html#download_thunderbird</a>It seems that Mozilla is working on two similar and competing projects at the same time. Wouldn't it be better to combine their efforts? Maybe I've misunderstood.
greenboxMar 24, 2006
they are innovated, mozilla has done more in 2 yearsa than microsoft has done in 5 (tab browsing, open source capabilities, and easy interface).
kevincw01Mar 24, 2006
I agree. Did you see the "remote calendar" feature! oh man that would be cool. If lightning(or is this thunderbird? or both?) has _full_ exchange compatability then it will kill exchange in a second.
kevincw01Mar 24, 2006
I agree that they are copying the functionality but I'm fine with it. and I'm fine with microsoft copying as well. However I think that the remote calendar feature is very nice and it's somthing that can't be done with outlook without exchange.