Windows vs MacOS

Microsoft's products for MacOS consistently lag in development behind their Microsoft Windows counterparts. Here are some differences you will encounter when using a Mac with Microsoft 365. This list is not exhaustive.

Security

In general MacOS devices are less-well integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem.

Limited Public Folder Support

New Outlook for Mac does not support public folders!

Classic Outlook for Mac allows access to public folders but is missing a few ease-of-use features.

Depending on your use case this may mean you will need to use Legacy Outlook for Mac.

Teams

Users should now be using "New Teams" which on MacOS is called Microsoft Teams (work or school). The previous generation of Teams is called Microsoft Teams Classic.

There are no significant differences between Teams across platforms.

List of Limitations in MacOS

Outlook

Mail

• No public folders in New Outlook for Mac
• Second-class support for public folders in classic Outlook
• No Auto-archive for folders
• No Save as HTML / TXT
• No Show / Hide message header
• No Customize folder order
• No Sync filters
• No Send message default
• No Set folder rentention policy
• No Online images
• No Add posts
• No Find related message
• No Send mail as distribution list
• No Moderator approval of incoming messages to a distribution list

Calendar

• No Share availability (free/busy) information, calendar, or contacts with an external user
• No SharePoint calendars and lists

Contacts

• No Manage Exchange Server distribution lists
• No Synchronize contact groups with Exchange

Tasks

• No Assign tasks to users
• No To-do items