Posted Aug. 1, 2012 at 6:24 a.m.
Microsoft
By going with Outlook, Microsoft is trying to capitalize on the brand behind the most-used corporate e-mail service, sold as part of its Office suite. While Hotmail is the world's most popular Web-based e-mail provider, it has lost ground in the U.S. to Google and Yahoo! Inc. as well as other, newer methods of communication, such as social media....
Microsoft dropping Hotmail, launching free Outlook version
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By going with Outlook, Microsoft is trying to capitalize on the brand behind the most-used corporate e-mail service, sold as part of its Office suite. While Hotmail is the world's most popular Web-based e-mail provider, it has lost ground in the U.S. to Google and Yahoo! Inc. as well as other, newer methods of communication, such as social media....
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