<p>Outlook Express is an email program that came bundled with all versions of Windows prior to Vista. In Vista, Microsoft replaced Outlook Express with Windows Mail, which was a similar program.</p><p>In Windows 7 and 8, Microsoft did not include an email program, but urged users to download Windows Live Mail from www.microsoft.com.</p><p>Outlook is a product that includes an email function along with an interactive calendar and time-scheduling tools (designed mainly for businesses). Outlook has always been available as a stand-alone add-on that could be purchased separately or which sometimes came bundled with the most expensive versions of Microsoft Office.</p><p>Outlook Express and Windows Mail were (and still are, if you're using an older version of Windows) programs that stored all messages and contact lists on the user's computer. With Outlook email and Windows Live Mail, these files are stored on Microsoft's servers "in the cloud."</p><p><a href="http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/18/tp-making-sense-of-email-software-programs/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/home-it/58753-microsoft-attempts-to-eat-googles-lunch-with-outlookcom">Microsoft attempts to eat Google&#039;s lunch with Outlook.com</a> (iTWire)</p><p><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/reviews/software/microsoft-outlook-2013-review/">Microsoft Outlook 2013 review</a> (ITProPortal)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dHeletknKwVvLTMPiAOfsZ8tddDdM&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>