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Users Being Migrated To New Version of Hotmail

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the windows-live-inspires-confidence dept.

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.'"

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  1. spin city by Speare · · Score: 5, Funny

    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...
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  2. Re:Kudos to MS by cHALiTO · · Score: 5, Funny

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


    Okay.. how much did they pay you for this?
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    "Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad." -- Terry Pratchett
  3. Re:That's a lot of feedback! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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."