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Microsoft Unveils Outlook.com, Hotmail's Successor

Posted by Soulskill on from the mail-with-rectangles dept.

New submitter faraway writes "Microsoft has just unveiled Outlook.com, the planned successor to Hotmail.com. It includes a lot of what you'd expect from email today, including storage (images, data), a calendar, integration with other Microsoft tools, and of course a clean UI. According to ZDNet, 'Outlook.com is integrated with Windows and Office, and can pull in Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and LinkedIn contacts. The new mail client has the Metro look and feel. And it is providing users with more granular control over which ads they see and where they see them.'"

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  1. Fantastic first impressions by h105 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I quickly looked over the new Outlook.com service and I must say I'm quite impressed. Everything is clear, there's folders (which are completely lacking from Gmail!), it works fast and the UI looks great.

    Outlook.com is also an great domain name and easy to remember. The Facebook and Twitter integration works great and the whole thing feels just superb. I can't but recommend you to try it!

    1. Re:Fantastic first impressions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      I think it's very much reverse trolling. Microsoft would consider doing this kind of thing on Slashdot a complete waste of time, but on the flip side it wouldn't be hard for a concerted effort by a FOSS-friendly group of trolls to further lower Microsoft's credibility.

    2. Re:Fantastic first impressions by faraway · · Score: 1, Troll

      I'm glad you are so worldly and know so much about me.

  2. Where I come from... being called metro... by oic0 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Where I come from when someone calls you metro, they mean metrosexual, which basically means you're a girly lesbian trapped in a mans body.