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Windows Live Hotmail

By Elsa Wenzel, CNET.com on 24 July 2007 12:57 PM

Tags: hotmail, live, microsoft, windows, email, webmail, message

Manufacturer: Microsoft

Platform

  • Web-based
  • Yes

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Overview

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The good:
  • Offers both a new interface and a Classic view
  • Inline dictionary and thesaurus
  • Built-in audio player
  • Basic image editing
  • Automatic link and image blocking
  • Integrates with desktop Windows Live Mail and Outlook
The bad:
  • Includes ads in the interface and your e-mail messages
  • No RSS newsreader
  • Storage is smaller than that of competitors
  • Lacks built-in chatting as well as integration with mapping and blogging
  • Some features only work in Internet Explorer
The bottomline:

Drag-and-drop message organisation and a built-in MP3 player are among the notable new features to this radical overhaul of Hotmail.

Editors’ rating:

7/10

RRP: Free

Related topics:

hotmail, live, microsoft, windows, email, webmail

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