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06-29-2004, 03:24 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Hotmail to compete with GMail and Yahoo
>Dear MSN� Hotmail Member:
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>As a valued MSN Hotmail Member, we want you to know that there are
>some exciting changes coming soon to your account that will help you
>do more, receive more and store more than ever before. And it's FREE.
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>That's not all.
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>We're rolling out email antivirus protection as well as enhanced
>storage to help meet your growing needs. This will make MSN Hotmail,
>a world class email service that both scans and cleans ingoing and
>outgoing email for viruses and worms before they enter your inbox.
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>In addition to delivering world-class antivirus protection, you can
>also look forward to an upgrade in your storage capacity. In fact,
>you'll receive 125 times your current email storage with the
>introduction of a 250 MB inbox as well as the ability to send
>attachments up to 10 MB.
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>We'd like to thank you for being a valued MSN Hotmail Member and look
>forward to telling you about more exciting changes to your Hotmail
>account in the coming months.
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>We will send an update on when and how these exciting changes will be
>made to your account within two weeks. Please check your email for
>this important update.
>
>Thank you, and enjoy the good news.
>
>MSN Hotmail Member Services--
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06-29-2004, 08:33 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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That's still no match for 1 GB
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06-29-2004, 09:39 AM #3Junior Guru
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Hello last week.
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06-29-2004, 09:54 AM #4Evenly Divided
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I'd don't even think you'll see a huge amount leave to be honest. Sure many of the geeks and hardcores will go for 1gb, but does anyone remember when that thing called the Xbox was released... it was to destroy the PS2 and we all know what happened there.
People hate change, I'm sure you'll see hotmail remain the free email big boy.
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06-29-2004, 10:51 AM #5Web Hosting Evangelist
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I love gmail, but I know even if I had 250mb of storage I would probley not use it all anyway. I tend to try and keep my inbox organized and clean anyway.
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06-29-2004, 10:56 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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Yes thats true...I rarely use my 2meg account let alone 250! Msn will be the email DADDY of them all no matter what! As stated earlier, people dont like change- neither do I..
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06-29-2004, 02:11 PM #7Newbie
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Gmail is mutch better than Hotmail. This move will not help them.
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06-29-2004, 02:45 PM #8WHT Addict
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I also think MSN will stay the big name in free email account. only because it has been the biggest one for so long. Most people won't change just because they will find it to much of a hassle and everyone knows what their email is already. MSN will stay the big name in email accounts.
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06-30-2004, 08:56 AM #9Newbie
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i use hotmail... cos there is msn... and my friends are all using msn... ;p
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06-30-2004, 11:13 AM #10Web Hosting Guru
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Originally posted by blu3^g85
i use hotmail... cos there is msn... and my friends are all using msn... ;p
and that's the common mistake.. Why so many persons use hotmail, that's due to msn, and what is the most spammed domain after microsoft? guess... lol
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06-30-2004, 12:11 PM #11AWS Developer GCP AZURE Devops
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Once gmail brings in pop3 access (even if it is for a fee) then it will really give yahoo and hotmail run for their money !
consider yahoo's offering
1) no ads ..yes NO ads not even text ads
2) pop3 access
3) 2GB mail storage ! (great for archiving,even though pop3 access is present)
all for US$19.95 per year !
let gmail beat that !Chris, Developer/Programmer,
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06-30-2004, 12:19 PM #12Temporarily Suspended
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Well obviously there is going to be no ads, your paying for it.
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06-30-2004, 12:21 PM #13Mac User
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gmail is faster
cleaner
neater
better
best of all
its google made!
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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06-30-2004, 12:24 PM #14Away
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I think google is going to destory hotmail. I already am trying to get all my sutff on hotmail moved over and mostly have.
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06-30-2004, 11:36 PM #15Junior Guru
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I personally dumped Hotmail long time ago. Used to get tons of spam, important emails wouldn't go though, etc... Happy with Yahoo right now.
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07-01-2004, 02:26 AM #16Temporarily Suspended
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Originally posted by Reality Hosting
That's still no match for 1 GB
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07-16-2004, 01:24 AM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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Yahoo Is The Best 100 MB wow and so fast
Hotmail only 2 MB (users use hotmail for msn messenger only)
G mail 1 GB its goood but (sign Up Problem)
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07-16-2004, 01:30 AM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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Yahoo Is The Best 100 MB wow and so fast
Hotmail only 2 MB (users use hotmail for msn messenger only)
G mail 1 GB its goood but (sign Up Problem)
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07-16-2004, 01:22 PM #19Web Hosting Evangelist
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Hotmail also changed their policy and it sucks:
"Please note that you must sign into your Hotmail account at least once every 30 days. If you do not, your account will become inactive. Once an account becomes inactive, all messages, folders and contacts are deleted, but the account name is still reserved. After being inactive for 90 days the account itself will be deleted."
Earlier they used to keep inactive accounts for around 1 year before completely removing them.
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07-16-2004, 02:10 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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gmail will beat out hotmail. simple as that. why? hotmail is run by money thirsty people. it is overrun with spam and ads.... i like how gmail doesnt add a tagling to the end of its messages. hotmail is also slow, and a lot of the times, un reachable (you know, the message "server is busy" pops up and you cant do anything). i also agrea with iThink about the policy change.
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07-16-2004, 03:13 PM #21Web Hosting Evangelist
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I think yahoo will stay up there do to the fact that they use the login for a network of sites. Me personally will just use my own domains and servers for email.
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07-16-2004, 11:53 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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Re: gmail
Originally posted by chrisranjana
Once gmail brings in pop3 access (even if it is for a fee) then it will really give yahoo and hotmail run for their money !
consider yahoo's offering
1) no ads ..yes NO ads not even text ads
2) pop3 access
3) 2GB mail storage ! (great for archiving,even though pop3 access is present)
all for US$19.95 per year !
let gmail beat that !
I use yahoo plus 5.95 a month I have access to all of the mail features the ability to extend my plus features to 10 sub users (my family) and 2GB of mail storage. No ads
I have a Gmail account as well , all I can say about it is it sends and recives mail other than that its kind of weak , but where its beta , we will have to see what it becomes.Dana aka Laci My Alter Ego
Former WHT Moderator
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08-18-2004, 01:56 AM #23Web Hosting Guru
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i use hotmail... cos there is msn... and my friends are all using msn... ;pMuhammad Waseem
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08-18-2004, 02:04 AM #24Aspiring Evangelist
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My Gmail will kick your MSN's ^$$ **new bumber sticker**