In the mid-nineties when email was creating quite the buzz, everyone and their sister signed-up for a Hotmail account. Soon after the release of email clients such as Yahoo Mail and the much later Gmail, Hotmail soon became an outdated email service. Well Microsoft is back in action with their latest launch, Windows Live Hotmail- the most significant upgrade to Hotmail since its introduction in 1996. I still have yet to tap into my old Hotmail account and check out this new and improved 'Live Hotmail'. Are you still a Hotmail user? Or have you made the leap to Gmail?


Nicoli
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i prefer Windows Live Hotmail because is my primary e-mail and this is the same since more than five years, so if i have an account in G-Mail it would be new and i need to share with all my contacts, so... Hotmail
1I love my Yahoo account with the new mail beta!
*I reject your reality and substitute my own*
2I use easypeasy and LOVE it!
3Gmail is amazing...I've had it for a pretty long time now, and I love it. I used to have Yahoo, and I had so much spam. With Gmail, it's almost nonexistant.
4It's all about gmail for me. It's so easy to use and it links easily to google calendar and other google applications. Love it!
5I love Gmail and Google Calendar. It's a great and easy way for me to have my written calendar on the Internet.
6I have a hotmail account, but I only use it for junk mail. I have an account through the army for my email, and I use the new "Windows Mail" on Vista.
7gmail does EVERYTHING. i love sharing my gmail calendar with my boyfriend so we can see each other's activities and not miss each other as much that way!
8i love my gmail becaus it can has so much more memory. i only wish i could create folders though.
9gmail ftw! I love it.
10I prefer gmail.
11I like Gmail because of the chat option/feature (-no need to download a separate IM client), and, like someone else mentioned, it's light on unsolicited spam.
12but i have also never tried windows hotmail!
13Yahoo mail still is, and always will be, number one.
14i'm using regular hotmail, since it's my main email and i'm reluctant to completely move over to gmail. i prefer the o ld fashioned hotmail, gmail is too...new for me
15I use gmail for most emails then yahoo for spam
16Either, I'm not fussed. I like GMail because I never get junk mail and it's faster than Live Mail. But I like the sleek design on Live Mail, plus I've had it for longer so it's easier to use.
17I want to switch to GMail one day, but its such a big hassle updating all my contacts and such. For now, I'll stick with Windows Live Mail.
18gmail!
19i love gmail!
before, i was an avid hotmail user... it was my primary email account. then i made a yahoo account but never really used that and still used hotmail. then gmail came along and i let go of my hotmail -- the storage was puny and the interface then was clunky, compared to gmail's huge storage and elegant design.
20I had hotmail as my first email account but I was getting tired of it so I switched to gmail and I love it!
21I've had a hotmail account since it came out but I really don't like the Live version. I tried it when it was in beta and it drove me crazy! I switched back and hope I'm among the last to be switched over this time. I've been using Gmail though and my only complaint is the lack of folders.
22I haaaaate Hotmail.
23I haaaaate Hotmail.
24I love gmail, after gmail notifier, I can't close laptop hahah
25I'm also a gmail user and absolutely love it.. google calendar, docs & spreadsheets, chat and other fabulous features.. all accessible through my email inbox...
26Has everyone forgotten about the privacy concerns with Gmail? Anyways, I am one of the "grandfathered" folks that is still able to use hotmail with outlook express. I really don't care for webmail.
27i love yahoo mail's beta interface. Waay nicer than gmail interface in my opinion. But I definitely choose gmail over hotmail. I had this "you have to login every 10 days or your account will be deleted" with hotmail, and when I'm in holidays for more than two weeks then my e-mails are gone??? wtf
28Gmail for me. I had Yahoo mail for a long time, but I get so much spam now. I hardly get spamed on my gmail account.
29I used to have hotmail but switched to Yahoo.
30I love my gmail. It's so easy to use and I love the chat and calendar feature. There's so much space and it's easy for me to search through old emails...I'd never change!
31As a former Hotmail user, I've been switching over to Gmail for its ease of use and access. I really like the "conversation" feature. It keeps all of your emails you send back and forth with someone, in one easy to manage conversation.
32I have had an aol account since at least 1995. I can't switch - everyone knows it's me!! I don't even use aol at home. I continue their webmail since it offers all the free software for virus protection and spyware - in addition to what I already own. It can't hurt! I've tried yahoo and hotmail for specialized email accounts and they both irritate me. I've never looked into gmail though. I'll have to give it a try!
33i use gmail, but has anyone else been having some issues with it lately? apparently, it's going through some server troubles and sometimes i can't access my email. people on help groups complained about being unable to access their email for days at a time.
34That's strange, I haven't had any problems accessing my gmail account.
35I've had both and its Gmail, hands down...its so many good features and is easy to use...and after I added some greasemonkey scripts so I could color-code label my e-mails for organization I figure its just about perfect!
36Gmail is the best. Plus you can get your other email there too!
37I just upgraded to live. I guess it is ok, but I am so used to Gmail. My fave is still Yahoo.
38I LOVE my .mac subscription. Its not free, but it's fantastic. I have a gmail account too, but I don't think I could live without .mac anymore. It has a backup program, I can sync my data between my home and work computer, I can transfer information using my idisk. It's awesome. I despise hotmail and all things microsoft related.
39i love gMail and the way it connects all the conversations they were first to come out with a ton of storage space and the ability to search through your e-mail easily
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