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Hotmail Means to Double Gmail Storage
deputydink writes "Osviews reports that Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, is throwing down to Google by increasing the free storage to 2GB! I wonder how choked the Hotmail Plus subscribers will be."
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Holy storage wars!
Until they come out with a free service that includes the installation of a server with a terabyte of storage in my basement.
No I can save ALL of my spam... instead of the daily gigabytes worth.
Some of the storage space figures being bandied around are so outlandish that it wouldn't surprise me if someone trumps them all by offering free unlimited storage space (perhaps they already have).
:-)
They can always boot people from the service if they use too much space anyway.
You've probably noticed that people's noses get bigger as they get older. That's because old people are huge liars.
I wonder how choked the Hotmail Plus subscribers will be
...it's not the first time that Redmond has screwed it's customers.
... upgrade your girlfriend.
Well now with all the spam going around we can start using free email accounts as our next p2p app. Yay!
Moo!
Whos more evil? The Devil whos heading towards World OS Domination or the Devil who wants to provide you personalized ads by reading your mail ...
They're probably terrified that Google Gmail will become a universal sign-in system to compete with MSN Passport - which, after all, is the real business reason to get people onto Hotmail
Agreed. Also there is all that "life is better with the butterfly" crap that they have to try and justify.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Since you are posting on /. your girlfriend problem must be hypothetical.
I want a Trillion bits of storage! (*pinky to corner of mouth*)
And a frigg'n shark with a lazer!
Dear Hotmail Users,
I.O.U. 1,998 Megabytes.
Sincerely,
William H. Gates
Gee guys, whatever happened to grep?
_O_
.|< The named which can be named is not the true named
Can't mod in a thread you've posted in.
i got 250MB in my hotmail inbox RIGHT NOW
if you email me or something i'll mail you a screenshot
cheers
Suchetha
learn from yesterday, plan for tomorrow, party tonight
or one out of three ain't bad
Wow, 2GB spam!
I hadn't the slightest objection to his spending his time planning massacres for the bourgeoisie... (P.G. Wodehouse)
I would hate to scandisk and defragment all of that hdd space.
I'm sure Gmail will be very grateful.
I love it. Google pilot a big-box email beta system, and we all get 2Gb Hotmail.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Google of Sherwood.
Let's sum it up :
* turning my TV on and off for such a short time significantly shortens the MTBF of the components, and is therefore environmentally nefast.
* I do use low wattage bulbs, for the reason that I have a low amount of current available, so if I wat to see something, I have to use mini-TLs; plus they're cheaper on the long run.
* I do not have a microwave oven because it's far to easy to heat junk food with one.
... a penile enhancement product the truly performs wonders,
... a former minister of a third world company who really needs my help moving millions out of his country,
... a home mortgage rate that is too good to be found at my bank,
... prescription Viagra for next to nothing,
... singles in my area who will put out on the first date for a coke and hamburger,
... and all of the amazing products that are too revolutionary to find except through unsolicited electronic communications.
They got DoubleSpace installed on Hotmail servers! They just lack a bit conventional memory, thats all...
Phear MS technology you Google!