Hotmail Changing to Outlook
Aug 2, 2012
Email is one of the main forms of communication in the business world. In the finance community, this can be particularly true, as workers have to communicate with industry leaders in different time zones, so videoconferencing and telephone calls can sometimes be out of the question.
Those who use Hotmail as their main email gateway will be seeing some notable changes in the near future. ZDNet reported that the name of the platform is changing, along with many of the features. Hotmail will now go by the older Outlook, which had been reserved for Microsoft's enterprise platform. The source said that those with @hotmail.com email addresses should be aware of the change. While this type of address will remain valid at least for the time being, if an individual has a common name, someone else might take it following the switch to Outlook.
Eventually, according to ZDNet, Outlook will completely replace Hotmail and Windows Live as the main Microsoft email offering.
The Guardian reported approximately 350 million will be affected by the change. The shift was prompted by large competition from Gmail, which offers more professional-sounding addresses, a cleaner look and more storage space, the newspaper indicated. Stagnant participation signaled a need for change to remain competitive.
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