'Don't even consider' Microsoft? Gosh • The Register

Comment Probably the single most common argument against switching to Linux is the absolute non-negotiable requirement of many organizations to have Microsoft Exchange. Here's a fascinating glimpse of the view from the other side.

We originally interpreted the title of Lionel Barrow's blog post, " Don't even consider starting with Microsoft ," to mean starting a job with Microsoft, but no. In fact, the subtitle is more descriptive: "In which a G-Suite user navigates the upside-down world of Exchange, 365, and SharePoint." It's a fascinating glimpse into how horrifyingly complex, even irrational, the Microsoft 365 software stack looks to someone who is used to the Gmail way of handling such business communications: groupware, as it was called in the ancient times. Email, user accounts, fil