Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool

<p>Microsoft has opened another front in its webmail war against Google with the release of a new tool designed to automate the migration process for Gmail users who want to switch to Outlook.com.</p><p>The functionality, built into Outlook.com, guides users through a step-by-step process that Microsoft describes as very easy and that transfers messages and contacts from Gmail to the Microsoft webmail service. The tool doesn't migrate calendar data.</p><p>[ Discover what's new in business applications with InfoWorld's Technology: Applications newsletter. | Get the latest insight on the tech news that matters from InfoWorld's Tech Watch blog. ]</p><p>"The structure of your inbox, including read/unread status of your emails, will be preserved. The new tool will even set up your Gmail address as a 'send-only' account so you can continue to send email from your @gmail.com address, right from Outlook.com, if you still want to," wrote Microsoft official Naoto Sunagawa in a blog post Wednesday.</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/microsoft-tries-lure-gmail-users-automated-outlookcom-migration-tool-232501">Keep reading...</a></p>

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