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Microsoft ends free Hotmail access from Outlook | |
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| Time: 10:19 EST/15:19 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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Hotmail users who use Microsoft's Outlook and Outlook Express clients will now have to pay for the privilege. Users must sign up to either a Hotmail Plus account for $19.95 a year or an MSN Premium account, at $99.95 a year to continue accessing the service from their desktop client. Microsoft cited abuse by spammers as the reason. Because its email clients are scriptable, Microsoft had been grappling with spammers who automated the sign-up and bulk sending processes. Rivals such as Yahoo! also charge a premium for POP3 access to their email services. | ||
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| #1 By 1868 (141.133.132.54) at 9/28/2004 10:43:03 AM |
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Well, I finally moved over to paying for MSN/hotmail, I swore I never would.
But I love the convenience that the MSN desktop bar provides. Additionally, I love how MSN has become the glue that holds everything I do together. I sync outlook to my MSN calendar, MSN mail, MSN tasks,and MSN money, then I synch my smartphone via my.msn, and then I synch to my PDA using the same account. Everything is in synch from mail, calendar, msn messenger list, task, msn alerts, and my MSN money account. While I don't like the $100 dollars a year I've come to appreciate a completely synched digital lifestlye. Could I get all of this for free, Probably. would the setup have been as fast, No. would the setup be as convenient, No. and lastly I have completely managed a 2 gig e-mail account. Again, I could do all this myself, but $100 is a small price to pay. This post was edited by Zeo01 on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 10:44. |
| #2 By 6859 (206.156.242.39) at 9/28/2004 10:48:08 AM |
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Nice, MS, you abject retards. There's no way people should be forced to pay for Hotmail access via an email program. Blame the fact that Outlook can be scripted on us? You wrote it that way!
How about this, instead of making that a pay-for service, you simply force the Hotmail servers to only allow one email to be sent per minute? They're blaming the program they wrote for a flaw they created and are choke-holding the user because of it. Nice, MS, nice. |
| #3 By 11131 (64.132.138.66) at 9/28/2004 11:23:31 AM |
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Even more of a reason to switch to Gmail :) That was one of the sticking points with Hotmail was the ability to check my e-mail with Outlook. Now that option is gone there is no reason why I should not switch to a one gig e-mail account with Gmail instead of the 2 meg account with Hotmail.
Alister |
| #4 By 13030 (198.22.121.120) at 9/28/2004 12:32:52 PM |
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#1: Additionally, I love how MSN has become the glue that holds everything I do together.
Glue dependency = lock-in = revenue stream. |
| #5 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 9/28/2004 1:31:27 PM |
| Cthulhu, the scripting is also an issue in Thunderbird. They disable scripting by default though, and give you a button to push to enable scripting for each email, AKA Outlook 2003. They should do that with OE. |
| #6 By 2960 (156.80.64.137) at 9/28/2004 1:48:58 PM |
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Just as well. I have a Gmail account now anyway.
The only reason I kept Hotmail around was my Passport account for work was based on it, and my MS Business CD subscriptions are tied to that. TL |
| #7 By 1868 (141.133.178.8) at 9/28/2004 2:32:38 PM |
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glue = Lock in, yes, but everything I need works together seamlessly, give me another technology that is as ubiqutious and so well integrated, I've yet to find something simalar from Java or Linux. And if there is something similar then I'll be locked into that.
Everything in life is a trade off, I'm personally content to dole out money for the interoperablity and ease of use I have. Being locked in to me isn't a bad thing because of the level of support that is included. |
| #8 By 21203 (208.252.96.220) at 9/28/2004 3:31:16 PM |
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Hotmail != Passport
I don't know how many times people have gotten that wrong. If you want your passport to be soandso@gmail.com you can actually do that. |
| #9 By 2960 (156.80.64.137) at 9/28/2004 3:41:23 PM |
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#13,
I don't have it wrong. I understand that very clearly. I never said Hotmail was equal to Passport. The Hotmail account is just what it was initally based on. That will be changed. As said. I have no need for it any more. I just didn't have a need to really change it until now. Bye Bye Hotmail! TL |
| #10 By 3653 (68.52.181.4) at 9/28/2004 7:40:01 PM |
| yeah, this definitely sucks. Too bad a company can't be benevolent without being taken advantage of. Blame the bad guys, not the guys that tried hard to give you something useful for free. |
| #11 By 18033 (211.26.193.94) at 9/28/2004 10:06:54 PM |
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#17, Yeah but its a public BETA and that is a little more developed than just a BETA.
Besides, Ive been using for a couple of months now and have never had one single issue with it at all. Go gmail, the interface is much better than any web/GUI email client I've ever used, ever. I mean just look at the innovation of a 'label' rather than a 'folder'. A message can only exist in one folder, but with labels, you can assign multiple labels to one email!!! Their new approach/new concept is really cool. Anyway if you havent actually seen it, I recommend just taking a look and see what you think. |
| #12 By 1845 (67.169.248.36) at 9/28/2004 10:42:01 PM |
| They can exist in multiple search folders. GMail is kind of cool, but not worth the hype. Outlook 2003 beats it hands down IMO. |
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