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While we wait for Mr. Rollins
To share with the class, does anyone ELSE have any idea how you might easily achieve getting the full OWA on a Droid X through "proper configuration" of your browser settings? If it can be done, I'm interested in hearing how. I want to know if it is a persistent change, or one that must be done every time you connect, and how difficult it is to do (and if it requires special steps, like rooting or even using a particular aftermarket browser lie DolphinHD or Firefox beta).

Here is the thing, though - Mr. Rollins has already walked into a land-mine with his arrogant claims, without even realizing it. He has exemplified the same kind of self-righteous, "you're a Luser if you can't figure this out" attitude that is a huge part of the reason why Linux struggled for so long, and arguably still does, for desktop market share.

Android is a commercial, consumer-oriented OS platform. If the solution isn't, "Go into the default browser and click "display desktop version of site", then it doesn't matter what special configuration Tea.Rollins is using to get the full OWA experience, it is *too difficult*. I'm an experienced IT professional - I'm not unfamiliar with complex configuration tweaks and settings. The answer may be a Google search away. "OWA, full app, Android"... 1 *BILLION* results. If I have to search, or dig around deeply in configurations, then the point is really moot. Typical Android users are going to be puzzled by the simple option to "display desktop version of site" (especially when they select this and it still renders a mobile site anyhow, but that is a whole other post). Alienate those users, and they go to iOS, and Android becomes further marginalized and less likely to succeed in the long term. So, guys like this, with attitudes like these, they're doing no favors for the Android community - in fact, they're the worst thing possible for it. The best thing for Android would be for users like this to go find *any* other platform to support. With friends like these, Android doesn't need any enemies.


Pffff - puny forum troll...
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Updated - 24th May 2012