We were engaged in a trial Google Apps rollout ( Part I and Part II of the articles discussing the particulars of the migration). My company found the latter scenario not long ago. In some cases non-supported applications will still work fine if you have know-how and luck in other cases some very unique problems can develop. Outlook 2011 for the Mac isn’t one of the email programs referenced in the above link, nor is it officially supported by Google (there is no Google Apps Sync for the Mac).
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Here is a good article with instructions on how to set up these programs if you’d like to pursue this direction. The purpose of today’s article isn’t to advise you on how to configure these clients, but rather to discuss some interesting issues we found using this type of setup. In fact, any IMAP or POP mail program will work with Google for email, but Outlook for Windows has the best advantage thanks to a program called Google Apps Sync which can handle synchronization of email, calendar, contacts and notes. For those who would rather use a familiar email program instead, there are a number of options Outlook, Apple Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird (Mozilla is shifting gears away from Thunderbird development, but this client will still continue to work indefinitely).
The Gmail web-based interface is one that requires some getting used to – even Google admits that. Here’s the warning tale of one company’s experience using Outlook 2011 with Google Apps.
However, this benefit can come with an unexpected price tag in the form of complex problems. Several desktop email clients can be used to connect to Gmail. While being able to use several email clients to connect to Gmail may seem to be a benefit, one company's experience exposes some complex problems. Using Outlook 2011 on the Mac with Google Apps: Down the rabbit hole
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