<p>Last summer, Microsoft signaled that Hotmail's days were numbered when it previewed Outlook.com. On 31 July, 2012, the software maker unveiled a webmail service that adhered to the streamlined look and feel that has come to define the company's software and cloud-based services suite, including Windows 8 and Office 365.</p><p>Sporting an uncluttered interface and social media integration, Outlook.com was positioned as an upgraded, next-generation version of Hotmail. The transition is complete, according to Microsoft. Growing user base</p><p>Outlook.com Group Programme Manager Dick Craddock announced the milestone in a 2 May company blog post. "Today, we're excited to announce that we've completed upgrading all Hotmail customers to Outlook.com," Craddock wrote.</p><p>Folding Hotmail into Outlook.com swelled the newer service's user base, Craddock said.</p><p><a href="http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/microsoft-completes-hotmail-outlook-com-migration-115379">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.gizbot.com/social-media/microsoft-outlook-com-phases-out-hotmail-011976.html">Microsoft Outlook.com Phases Out Hotmail Boasting Over 40 Million Active ...</a> (Gizbot)</p><p><a href="http://www.daynews.com/latest-news/2013/05/microsofts-hotmail-now-fully-phased-out-but-rebranded-to-outlook-com-19931">Microsoft's Hotmail Now Fully Phased out but Rebranded to Outlook.com</a> (Day News)</p><p><a href="http://www.mobiletor.com/2013/05/04/microsoft-outlook-hotmail/">Microsoft has a new Outlook, waves Hotmail goodbye</a> (Mobiletor.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dfO8lyPsPO9KZeMto9URg_OP-DSZM&ned=us">23 additional articles.</a></p>