Sunday, January 19, 2014

Hotmail’s revenge? How the long-mocked email service became reborn with a …

<p>It's damn near impossible to convince someone to part ways with an email address even if it does carry the weight of junior high obsessions (NSYNCfan4lyfe@aol.com) or collegiate ties (longhornguy1999@netscape.net) let alone an email provider.</p><p>The torment of the set-up process is exacerbated by having to notify all of one's contacts and re-learn a completely new interface. There is comfort in the familiar.</p><p>The new email service replaces 16-year-old Hotmail (which was recently, and surprisingly, rated the world's most popular email service).</p><p>But this week, Microsoft shook things up by debuting Outlook.com, a completely new email service that replaces its 16-year-old Hotmail (which was recently, and surprisingly, rated the world's most popular email service) and defies longtime competitor, Gmail.</p><p><a href="http://houston.culturemap.com/news/innovation/08-02-12-hotmails-revenge-how-the-long-mocked-email-service-became-reborn-as-a-cool-outlook/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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