Users Being Migrated To New Version of Hotmail

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has started work on migrating Hotmail users to a new version after testing the new system on select customers for almost two years. Microsoft stated in the article that more than 20 million users provided feedback to the new-look Hotmail. 'For now, Microsoft will give Hotmail users the option to continue using the old version if they don't want to switch to the upgraded version. However, at some point, everyone will be unilaterally migrated over to Windows Live Hotmail ... New users will be automatically signed up for Windows Live Hotmail but, like any user of the new service, they will get to choose from two user interfaces: a "classic" layout that closely resembles the old Hotmail; or the new interface, which was designed to look like Microsoft's Outlook e-mail and calendaring desktop application.'"

Comments

Hotmail features

[sakdoctor]

As long as they keep the 'deliver all mail to the trash' feature they can style it however they like.

spin city

[Speare]

Steve: Hey, PR flack, the Hotmail group has been hemorrhaging users ever since I sugges... er, those idiots decided to "update" that user interface. How can we make that sound like a good thing?

PR Flack: Easy, Mr. Ballmer. Voi la

More than 20 million users provided feedback to the new-look Hotmail...

Re:20 Million users contributed feedback

[fondacio]

Right-click message, "mark as read", done. Unless you're on an Apple, of course...

Microsoft's internal spam

[Scrameustache]

the new interface, which was designed to look like Microsoft's Outlook e-mail and calendaring desktop application Do these desktop application have the microsoft useless celebrity gossip as the main page when you load them?

I'd LOVE it if I could be taken to my gorram emails when I log in, rather than to their fluff pseudo journalism hackfest until I find and click the 'inbox' button.
Gawds, it's annoying enough to be taken there when you log out, but when you log in? Urge to kill... rising.

Re:Kudos to MS

[cHALiTO]

It's like there's a party in my mailbox and everyone's invited!

Okay.. how much did they pay you for this?

Re:That's a lot of feedback!

[Anonymous Coward]

And you know what Billg said about each user feedback? "That's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft."

Re:20 Million users contributed feedback

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought it was funny because what's the likelihood that a 2+ button mac user would be using a hotmail account?

Re:Kudos to MS

[EraseEraseMe]

Even the opportunity to use such a fantastic product is payment enough! Hell, I should be paying them for some of these innovative and web-definitive systems.

Here's what I got:

[pedestrian crossing]

Sorry, but it looks like you won't be able to participate in Windows Live Hotmail at this time.

This might be because:

Your account is with one of our partners and has additional features that Windows Live Hotmail doesn't support yet

Windows Live Hotmail isn't available in your area at this time

You have a parentally controlled account

Your Windows Live ID indicates you're under 13

Re:Here's what I got:

[veganboyjosh]

dude, you can tell them any date for your birthdate, they won't even know. just make up a birthdate that makes you older than 13.

Re:From the article

[macraig]

"...at some point, everyone will be unilaterally migrated over to Windows Live Hotmail"

What? How dare they! When did Google and Yahoo give 'em permission to do that?

Re:Sounds a bit pornographic don't you think?

[junglee_iitk]

From when did hot possible naked dudes become porn?

Re:20 Million users contributed feedback

[instagib]

"hotmail and yahoo can't seem to realize that an email with a message offering "pen1s enlargement" is spam"

It's a feature. They know their user's pen1s size.

(please forgive me, this was not a personal attack, just a cheap joke)

Spam?

[illuminatedwax]

How about they fix their Spam filter or at least allow me to block a lot more domains? A mail provider with approved spam just isn't the way to do things.