@vicgrinberg It has many flaws! Unfortunately, I haven't found anything better.
@IzzyChambers SO MANY things which are better. Thunderbird, for example.
@vicgrinberg I used Thunderbird for a while, but I can't get it to work adequately with my speech recognition software (Dragon). I agree that it is a decent alternative for most people, however.
@vicgrinberg I am also forced to use Outlook for work, and I loathe it. I can't understand how it is *so* bad but has remained dominant for so long. The UI is an abomination!
Related to your complaint, another thing I find annoying is that declining a meeting deletes the invitation, so if I change my mind later (e.g. a conflict resolves) then I have to ask to be re-invited. There are various workarounds to this, but I have yet to find one I actually like.