In an interview with Bloomberg, Microsoft President Brad Smith says that users want to make up their own minds with regards to fake news and misinformation.
Microsoft noted that the app could be adapted to work with other scenarios that require signing off, such as reviewing and approving code or working together on a document.
Microsoft is working on a completely new Outlook app for Windows, but it will be a while before it’s done. In the meantime, one feature from the new app has been backported: To Do integration.