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The Fix Outlook mosaic is on the wall at Microsoft!

Posted by Dave Greiner on August 5, 2009 in

A couple of weeks back, you might remember that we sent the Office team a final message that included a huge mosaic of everyone who took part in the fixoutlook.org campaign.

We were unsure if we would hear back from the Office team, but were pleasantly surprised today when a large package straight from Redmond arrived on our doorstep. William Kennedy, the Corporate VP of Office was kind enough to send a personal letter to us thanking us for our efforts. William even explained that the Fix Outlook mosaic was now on display in their hallway so the entire Office team can check it out.

William also mentioned that “improvements and changes in this area are something that the team is definitely considering for the future”. Only time will tell if Outlook will move towards better standards support, but this is certainly the strongest message on the subject we’ve had to date.

This is a brilliant result. Here’s the complete letter (emphasis ours).

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I can’t thank William enough for not only ensuring our message is seen by the entire team, but for taking the time to let us know how much they appreciated our feedback.

12 Comments so far

Aen Tan said...

A pic of the mosaic on the wall would be more convincing than that cliche PR response.

Posted 7:29 pm on 05 August 2009 - #1
Marcus said...

Yes, this is a big victory, but a small photo of the mosaic hanging on the wall would be the icing on the cake. Congrats guys!

Posted 7:39 pm on 05 August 2009 - #2
Dave Greiner said...

Thanks guys, I agree a photo would be fantastic. I’ve asked the Office team to send a photo through if they have one available.

Posted 7:52 pm on 05 August 2009 - #3
Simon Hamp said...

Well done. I hope they do send the pic through!

Posted 8:13 pm on 05 August 2009 - #4
Darren said...

That’s something isn’t it! But do you think they’ll actually ‘listen’ or go down the typical Microsoft stubborn road?

Btw, what trinkets did they send you? Perhaps a signed picture of Bill Gates…

Darren

Posted 8:32 pm on 05 August 2009 - #5
Graham said...

Wow - I’m glad they are paying some attention.
Then again, when so many people are passionate about something, they would be really stupid not to!

Posted 8:35 pm on 05 August 2009 - #6
Dave Greiner said...

Darren, they send us a bag of Microsoft goodies like a sports bag, coffee cups, yo-yo’s, etc. It was a nice gesture.

Posted 9:29 pm on 05 August 2009 - #7

I think it’s really positive to see that Microsoft have responded back!

And thanks for a really great campaign!

Posted 10:55 pm on 05 August 2009 - #8
Jake said...

That’s really awesome, hopefully it results in real change now.

Posted 5:17 am on 06 August 2009 - #9

hopefully it results in real change now.

Posted 10:05 pm on 09 August 2009 - #10
carhifi said...

nice work..hope we will see a pic soon.
Greets.

Posted 5:37 am on 29 August 2009 - #11
Linda said...

Good job

Posted 5:48 pm on 02 September 2009 - #12
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