From Hotmail to MSN Hotmail to Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail, this free e-mail service has come a long way since its inception in 1996. Several upward movements have taken place in the service arena of Hotmail, for instance, Hotmail initially offered limited storage space of 2MB which has now become ever-growing. It means that e-mail storage is now expandable to suit your storage space requirement. Your inbox storage capacity stretches as you need more space. Hotmail is popularly used by people to get in touch with their families, friends colleagues, etc.
An MSN Hotmail or Windows Live Hotmail account offers you multiple benefits:
Easy to use
Features like reading pane, drag and drop ease, rich text editing, quick views and filters, vacation auto-responder, chat option, etc make Windows Live Hotmail easy to use.
Multiple accounts access
Using Windows Live Hotmail, you can access all your mail accounts like Gmail, AOL Mail, Yahoo!, etc. You can receive and send e-mail messages from all these addresses in Hotmail itself and save on time.
Unlimited storage space
This free e-mail service offers unlimited storage and attachments up to 10 GB per mail. Your messages are stored in a central location, so your Inbox is always up to date, no matter where you are.
Security
Hotmail pioneered safety innovations like anti-virus scanning for attachments. By checking for fraudulent attempts, viruses and spam, Windows Live Hotmail safeguards your privacy and security. Moreover, your mailbox can be configured to receive mails only from your address book contacts.
Mobile devices
Windows Live Hotmail works well on mobile devices; ActiveSync offers push e-mail, calendars and contacts.
If you click to open Hotmail homepage. On the Hotmail homepage, you can sign up for an account. If you have a logon name and password, you can sign in to your account.
At least I myself still keeps my hotmail account. I worry though if I’m the only one there.