ziggie216 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Probably been said.. but I'll take gmail over WLM at this point since majority of WLM features only works w/ IE... even though i'm an IE user... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksg Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 gmail, i dont know why but i just dont see myself using Windows Live Mail as my primary email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted January 29, 2006 Veteran Share Posted January 29, 2006 How much has Gmail improved lately? I heard they added a "delete" button but that's the only recent change I know of. Live Mail, on the other hand, added inline Word-style spellcheck recently which is just awesome. And I hear there's more coming very soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 How much has Gmail improved lately? I heard they added a "delete" button but that's the only recent change I know of. Live Mail, on the other hand, added inline Word-style spellcheck recently which is just awesome. And I hear there's more coming very soon :) I have used Gmail since 2004 and they have slowly added stuff, rember Gmail is still beta! they mainly add stuff on April Fools day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davamond Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I have used Gmail since 2004 and they have slowly added stuff, rember Gmail is still beta! they mainly add stuff on April Fools day. good observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soypowered Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 How much has Gmail improved lately? I heard they added a "delete" button but that's the only recent change I know of. Live Mail, on the other hand, added inline Word-style spellcheck recently which is just awesome. And I hear there's more coming very soon :) Gmail already has spellcheck. I haven't tried Live Mail so I can't compare but I have switched over to Gmail as my personal email provider. The spam whacking is very good and I really like having a vacation responder thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbarnes Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Definently Gmail. Live mail has just been dressed up to look pretty. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme $niper Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Gmail is better by far. Maybe this will change by the time the final version of Live Mail is released but I still have my doubts. The overall interface is far too simple, and the ads on the side and top are just massive even on high resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy003 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 If you dislike WLMail because of its lack of compatibility, I'm sure there're extentions for your browser for IE. >> Install IE Tab entension for Firefox which lets you have Internet Explorer embedded into a Firefox Tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis.A Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I go with gmail. Been using it since it started and you really can't find all of the features it offers anywhere else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black.ops Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Uh WLM won't let me in because I have Verizon as my ISP. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeNIX Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I don't see how you can compare is live mail is still in beta. For Firefox users who want to use live mail, get an extension called "IE tab" and set it up so that the hotmail domain always opens in IE. Works flawlessly. GMAIL is still in BETA... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy003 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 GMAIL is still in BETA...:unsure: But WLMail has been around shorter than GMail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolme Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I like how Gmail is mainly processed at the client, it makes everything seem real fast. (ex. Apply a label to a message and it seems like it's done instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiLLeNtz Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 i wish gmail had drag and drop. even if live mail were to be better i wouldnt make the jump because i have way to many emails which id loke to keep that are on my gmail account lol. even though you can just download and save to your computer meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migo Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Windows Live Mail is better in general, although for mailing lists, GMail is the best system I've seen, I love how it groups related emails. I hate the @gmail.com address though, I really dislike any email address that immediately gives away that it's a free email account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxideNOS Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Gmail is great. Esp. the Gmail Harddrive Extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soham Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 google didn't make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Gmail, I hate this new two pains thing on Windows Live, Maybe if you have a high screen res but for the majority of the world on 768 x 1024 its not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 definite live mail. Gmail was nice for a while, but it's definately lacking a lot compared to mail. Especially if you're an outlook 2003 use, as there's a lot of similarities. I'd love to see the starred functionality added to mail though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Windows Live Mail is better in general, although for mailing lists, GMail is the best system I've seen, I love how it groups related emails. I hate the @gmail.com address though, I really dislike any email address that immediately gives away that it's a free email account. I really don't understand that point about it giving away that its a free email address... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpan815 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Gmail is better. (100 Gmail Invites to give out X 2 Accounts, Versus 0 Windows Live Mail Invites to give out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Gmail definately, expecially since ms deleted my paypal hotmail account for lack of use in a 30 day period, that caused wayyyyyyyy more hassle than its worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I like GMail. It's easier to use, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Gmail is better. (100 Gmail Invites to give out X 2 Accounts, Versus 0 Windows Live Mail Invites to give out). lmao, gmail has been around longer? I've got ~20 invites for live mail so I don't really care about invites. No clue how many gmail invites, enough probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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