<p>Microsoft has today announced that users of the Hotmail email system will be automatically upgraded to Outlook.com in the next six months.</p><p>The Outlook system was offered to Hotmail users in preview mode from last July, giving them the chance to experience the new interface or stay with their old one.</p><p>But the "preview tag" will today be removed, and users will have their accounts automatically upgraded to Outlook.com</p><p>Director of Microsoft Products Australia Miriam Romaniuk said 60 million of the 300 million Hotmail users worldwide had already upgraded to Outlook.com, including one million in Australia.</p><p><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/02/18/16/55/microsoft-replaces-hotmail-with-outlook-com">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/18/tp-making-sense-of-email-software-programs/">MAKING SENSE OF EMAIL SOFTWARE PROGRAMS</a> (U-T San Diego)</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's lunch with Outlook.com</a> (iTWire)</p><p><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2013/02/18/mailstore-home-8-0-update-brings-outlook-2013-support/">MailStore Home 8.0 update brings Outlook 2013 support</a> (Ghacks Technology News)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dJ1LDnSeQ9ks1lMbjIENJZB4HActM&ned=us">5 additional articles.</a></p>