Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3: New Features Revealed
Posted 08/31/08 at 09:56:57 PM by Justin Kerr
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Windows Live Hotmail’s 260 million users worldwide can look forward to a multitude of new features that were recently unveiled by Microsoft. Hotmail wave 3 promises a speed boost of over 70% during sign in, and will enable dynamic storage that will grow at a rate of 250 MB per month. Microsoft is also reportedly working to address the user interface problems which have plagued the service since the roll out of wave 2. Hotmail users currently have the option of picking between the well loved “classic” or the “full” user interface which reportedly suffers from a low adoption rate. This low adoption rate has kept the classic version alive, and made it difficult for Microsoft to roll out new features. Hotmail wave 3 looks to merge the layout of the “classic” with the functionality of the “full”, an approach they are hoping will finally please everyone. This is something that is desperately needed to help attract and retain users currently considering competing services such as Gmail or Yahoo. Improved integration of Live contacts, calendar, and instant messaging help to round out the initial batch of leaked features. The press release doesn’t make any mention of the long rumored POP support or any Skydrive integration, but hopefully these features are still in the works. No public beta has been announced yet, but the “coming soon” headline suggests it probably isn’t that far off.
Are you a former or current Hotmail user? Will these new features keep you with the service or send you running back? Let us know what you think.
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Submitted by naniquena on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 8:04am
Hotmail Plus is a service prior to the paid Yahoo!It' has 10 Gb of storage.No adds.Pop3 or deltasynch use.Outlook or similar use.20 Mb of attachement, sent and received.
Submitted by naniquena on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 7:59am
Hotmail Plus exists since 2001. You didn't know because you didn't want to find out cause you hate Hotmail.
If you don't know please don't talk.
Submitted by PCIV on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 5:22am
I still log into my old hotmail, just to make sure no old friends emailed me, but I fully use gmail. IMAP, POP3, what's the point in going back?
Just to mention, by allowing other email accounts to use MSN messenger, they shot themselves in their own foot, as there's no need for their account anymore.
Well if you don't use an MSN
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 10:09am
Well if you don't use an MSN email then your actually saving MS some money. They don't have to deditcate server resources for your email. And they still get advertising revenue from using Messenger. So they did'nt shoot themselves in the foot. Besides they would've been hated on if they required an MSN address exclusively.
Hotmail > Gmail
Submitted by CrimsonKnight13 on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 7:41am
No thanks to the tons of spam I get through gmail. Only one that seems to fill up constantly. The rest of my email accounts keep it low. Out of them all, I still prefer Hotmail.
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 10:16am
Yeah Gmail offers tons of storage and they tell me that I never have to delete emails. Thats a good thing that my email never fills up because there are thousands and thousands of spams in my spam folder. I for one am never going to empty my spam folder. If everyone does this Google will notice that they are losing money. They don't actually have that much storage available for everyone. They figure one out of a hundred thousand will use the capacity. So if everyone used the full capacity google would have to run out and purchase hardrives. When it start costing google money they will start filtering out spam befor it gets to you box.
Ditto
Submitted by Techrocket9 on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 9:30am
Ditto
Edit: To the guy who said he uses gmail mostly, not the guy who says gmail gets spam.
Submitted by bcweir on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 9:03pm
...you can't even BUY POP3 support for a hotmail account. It's astonishing that Hotmail won't even work with Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail -- all of them Microsoft's own email clients.
Not even worried about it though. I switched to yahoo nearly ten years ago next month and I haven't looked back since. I can buy a Yahoo Plus account for $20 a year and use ANY pop3 compatible client I want. Take that, Microsoft.
Submitted by JimCampton69 on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 5:28pm
You can use Outlook to view your hotmail, and it doesn't cost you a thing.
Check out Windows Live Postings for Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
Submitted by naniquena on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 8:10am
"or Windows Mail -- all of them Microsoft's own email clients."
This is a lame statement. It's way of talking without knowing. OF COURSE you can use a Hotmail account inside Windows Live Hotmail. I have 10 accounts in my WL Mail and apart from the yahoo one (I cannot sent any emails) the others (8 free account and 1 paid account)
Submitted by CrimsonKnight13 on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 9:20pm
There is POP3 Hotmail support. Purchase Hotmail Plus & you're set. I've been using it since 2004.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930008 <- works with Mozilla Thunderbird
http://get.live.com/en-us/mailplus/features
It allows up to 20MB file attachment, too.
Submitted by bcweir on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 7:27pm
Welcome to the 21st century, Microsoft.
Submitted by strykyr on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 8:42pm
I'd like faster transfer speeds...20 minutes to transfer a C&C map is insane. Especially between a Comcast acct and a Verizon DSL acct.
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 8:12pm
I had a hotmail account before Microsoft purchased it. I think Microsoft bought Hotmail back in 1998 or so. It's amazing how long it's been around.
Submitted by mlee19 on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 8:22pm
It is, the only feature I am interested in is being able to send and receive larger email attachements. 10 MB limit doesnt cut it!
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