Windows 11 to lose Calendar and Mail apps
Microsoft has had a busy year when it comes to moving its Windows ecoystem onto new standards. On the one hand, it has pushed the adoption of Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite chipsets through the Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 (curr. $1,099.99 on Amazon). On the other hand, it continues to refine Windows with ARM-focused performance improvements.
Now, it has confirmed in a blog post that 2024 will mark the end of Windows Mail and Calendar. Specifically, support will end on December 31, 2024, including for existing installations. As a result, it will be impossible to send or receive emails from January 1, 2025.
However, data can be exported and imported into the new Outlook for Windows, which is where Microsoft hopes existing Mail and Calendar users will end up. Ultimately, that much remains to be seen, particularly as the new Outlook for Windows is missing many basic features of alternatives, including the ability to rename mailboxes.
The classic Outlook desktop app that Microsoft distributes within its Office package is next up for the chopping block too. At least for now though, one can still purchase Microsoft Office 2024 without having to fork out a monthly subscription fee. Please see Microsoft's blog post for further details.
