Microsoft’s Outlook email app has been in many forms since it was originally bought in 1997 for an estimated $400 million. Dubbed ‘Project Monarch’, the new Outlook app is seen as a reboot of what came before, and how users will manage their email across both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft has often released more than one app that achieves the same function, like the Snipping Tool and Snip and Sketch. Mail is another example; you can use the Windows Mail app, log into your Microsoft 365 account to access your mail through Outlook, or you can download an Outlook application. Now, as part of the ‘One Outlook’ Project, Microsoft is working to consolidate the Mail apps into one unified application that can manage mail across Windows 10 and Windows 11. Having the same design on both operating systems may also entice users to upgrade to Windows 11, knowing they will not need to learn a new Mail app in the process.
The app is not available yet, but most likely will be as we approach the Windows 11 release, rumored to be in October 2021. To learn more, visit here.
