I guess they are so sure they will get Yahoo, that they think they'll keep their base, one way or another.
BTW, Fastmail.fm is world class email (and more), both their FREE and paid accounts.
Ping request please.
The webmail version will be converted to the Live site, though, but it's pretty attractive and intuitive.
This is actually old news. About six months or more ago, I went ahead and bought my POP3 access. I use it with Thunderbird, the public domain email program.
more proprietary Microsoft crapola when open protocols would do as well? Like the world need *this*
Microsoft is ceding the battlefield to the enemy, without a fight.
Very strange move for them in a space where they have a competitive product.
And what does this mean to someone like me who accesses Hotmail through my browser, never having used Outlook Express?
And having been around FR for awhile, I have to ask how can I separate the serious answers to my question from the series ones?
Webmail is taking over slowly but surely. Outlook express is going the way of the dinosaurs. Instead of fixing it’s ridiculous vulnerabilities as a client it’s just going to concentrate on pushing people to use their clunky webmail.
Gmail + Thunderbird = Microsoft Begone
And you don’t have to pay a dime for any services. Functionality is top notch, with the thunderbird tray add-on, you know instantly when you get new mail.
They're nuts.
I still use Outlook Express to track several mail accounts because it's quick and easy for me. Now, I could do things their way or I could get another mail acct and keep doing it my way. Hmmmmmmmm.