Windows Live Hotmail: a few hours before release in the USA

Windows Live news and updates blog article

12th May 2007

Microsoft finally has completed work on a development of the new e-mail service Windows Live Hotmail, and as it was asserted already in the middle of last month, will start it this Monday in the United States. Formal confirmation is contained in a message which is sent to participants of Hotmail beta-testing. According to some rumors, the final version of Hotmail has already passed “running in” on smaller markets, for example, in Belgium and the Netherlands. However, all users worldwide will be able to use Hotmail. During the beta period, there collected about 250,000 Hotmail subscribers, which can provide a good start to Microsoft Company. Let`s remember that the development of Hotmail has begun in August 2005 and in November of that year they performed rebranding, during which the service has gained an attachment Windows Live.Hotmail - another step of Microsoft towards a possible victory over Google in online. By the way, this is the very search giant by the cost of its brand is on the first place in the world list. Microsoft is on third place. Windows Live Hotmail will offer users the improved speed, and also the advanced functionality available through an interface created on AJAX platform. Trying to compete with Google, Microsoft in the free version offers 2 GB for letters and for $ 20 - as much again.