Hotmail rebranding to Newmail


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What I am noticing in the more corporate world is that @hotmail, @live and @msn-addresses are just not done. If you want a free personal email address, you use Gmail or something from Apple (@me.com or whatever it is). They're pretty much the only email domains that are regarded as proper accounts. That might also have to do with how people tend to pick the most idiotic usernames for Hotmail while people usually just use their name for Gmail.

Eh.. no. I see far more sensible hotmail adresses than I see sensible gmail adresses, but then there's about 10 times as many hotmail users so... of course there's gonna be more people with "cool" names. and none of these services are considered "proper". However when you apply for jobs and such they don't care if you use hotmai, live or gmail, these people don't even look at your email adress anyway. Th eonly people who think in the lines of "proper" mail is IT Geeks.

I thought hotmail rebranding was called live mail or something?

Windows Live (the brand) is being retired, IIRC, and it was "Windows Live Hotmail," at least after a short while of "Windows Live Mail."

I agree they shouldn't change "Hotmail," it's a name that people know. But I agree with the others that this "Newmail" is probably little more than just an internal code name. Either way, I like the Metro interface and I think the new look will be nice, once it's finally rolled out.

You don't know much about the origins of the name, do you? It was originally spelled as HoTMaiL (HTML), since it was among the first web-based e-mail services.

That takes me back. I'm showing my age here, but I remember when Hotmail looked like this. http://news.cnet.com...10003321-1.html in Netscape Navigator Gold 3

Microsoft Webmail Services 2012.

I'm going to preorder my copy of Microsoft Webmail Pro Services for Ultimate Students 2012

I think we can put the "Hotmail rebranding to Newmail!!111!" to rest now:

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https://www.neowin.net/news/hotmail039s-metro-clothing-revealed-images-hit-the-web

How so? The tab clearly says "Newmail" too.

But yes, before anyone jumps to conclusions, it's more likely that Newmail is just an internal placeholder name.

I love how so many jumped to conclusion about Newmail being its new name (not directed at anyone in particular on this thread). Surely those people can realize its far easier to communicate with other parts of your team (in this case the Hotmail team) by addressing the metrofied hotmail as something easy to say like Newmail..

That takes me back. I'm showing my age here, but I remember when Hotmail looked like this. http://news.cnet.com...10003321-1.html in Netscape Navigator Gold 3

Yep, same here. I had completely forgotten about WebCourier. I think I had 5 or 6 different subscriptions on that.

One simple thought... why?!. As far as I am concerned "Newmail" is a terrible name.

They cant be serious. NewMail is pretty bad.

ts like naming IncrediMail to Outlook :)

I guess you guys can't read threads...

it's NOT being renamed.

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