Posted February 19, 2013 by Mufaddal Fakhruddin in

Microsoft to Begin Phasing Out Hotmail

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Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will soon begin phasing out the Hotmail email service.

Last July, the Cupertino-based company launched a new browser-based email service with Outlook.com, designed to match modern features provided by Gmail , and provide integration with its revamped Skydrive cloud storage and the newly introduced web-based Office Suite.

Outlook.com will replace Hotmail as the service is now out of its preview stage. Users can opt for Outlook.com immediately and claim their own ‘@outlook.com’ alias, although they will still be able use the ‘@hotmail.com’ address.

Users who don’t switch over will be upgraded in waves. Senior director of product management Dharmesh Mehta said that the process should finish by the summer, though no exact date was given.

Since its debut, Outlook.com has attracted more than 60 million users.

Personally, if you are still using Hotmail, you are still using ancient technology. Make the switch to Outlook.com pronto!

Mufaddal Fakhruddin (follow @mufaaf on twitter)

Mufaddal Fakhruddin is a Marketing Degree unlocker'er, but decided he would rather criticize products than sell them. So he became a writer. With Tbreak Media for the past 7 years, Mufaddal writes for Tbreak Tech and sister site, IGN Middle East.