R.I.P. Hotmail 07:12 May 03 2013 from Complex

...to Mashable, Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft in 1997 for around $400 million, and shortly after, was rebranded as 'MSN Hotmail." The current version came out in 2011. Some could argue Gmail and Yahoo killed the service, but Hotmail always had a robust user...

http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/05/rip-hotmail

Microsoft Gives Hotmail Facelift, Changes Name to Outlook 04:14 May 03 2013 from The Street

...was most importantly, it was free. Over the years, Hotmail has gone through a variety of incarnations. It's been named MSN Hotmail as well as Windows Live Hotmail, each with new features and improvements. The last new version of Hotmail was released in 2011....

http://feeds.thestreet.com/~r/tsc/feeds/rss/latest-stories/~3/qZr1rPxOrMk/microsoft-gives-hotmail-a-facelift-changes-name-to-outlook.html

MSN is gone but not on the mainland 06:20 Apr 08 2013 from Shanghai Daily

...who uses MSN for work daily. Another white-collar worker named Ethel Ouyang said she also has difficulties with MSN as well as Hotmail, Microsoft's free e-mail service. MSN once attracted 20 million users in China, the world's biggest Internet market by users,...

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Business/2013/04/09/MSN+is+gone+but+not+on+the+mainland

Hotmail, MSN & Live accounts hacked 11:40 Mar 10 2013 from InfoNews.co.nz

...The email says after you have sent the email that you can do some things to manage your account better. emukiibi@hotmail.com, has been reported to many government agencys and they are investigating. Do not reply to any messages from this person, if hotmail...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infonews/all/~3/m7O0q0KWU4E/news.cfm

MSN/Hotmail Phishing Scam: Confirmation Alert Reset 10:01 Jan 14 2013 from Softpedia

...their accounts have been suspended. “We have recently confirmed that different computers have logged onto your Hotmail and Msn account and multiple password errors have been entered. We are hereby suspending your account; as it has been used for fraudulent...

http://news.softpedia.com/news/MSN-Hotmail-Phishing-Scam-Confirmation-Alert-Reset-320952.shtml

MSN future worries netizens 05:10 Nov 06 2012 from Shanghai Daily

...Hotmail accounts are widely used to sign up for Chinese Internet services such as Sina Weibo, Kaixin001 and 360buy.com. Microsoft's MSN service, which had a peak of 20 million users in China, is favored by white-collar workers in the country, the world's biggest...

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Business/2012/11/07/MSN+future+worries+netizens

Microsoft Turns MSN Into Home Page For Windows 8 & IE 10 01:47 Oct 02 2012 from ReadWriteWeb

...has also transformed Hotmail into the Metro-ized Outlook.com, and given the SkyDrivethe Metro look and feel as well. The current MSN page puts three illustrated stories at the top of the page on a carousel of about six items, followed by a list of categories...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteenterprise/~3/p2LIUys8QDA/microsoft-makes-msn-windows-8s-home-page-and-makes-msn-look-like-windows-8.php

Microsoft Outlook: how Hotmail lost its cool 12:55 Aug 01 2012 from Guardian Unlimited

...had become a place for teenagers who preferred to spend more time using MSN Messenger than lengthy emails. "Certainly Hotmail has been stagnating," said Jeff Mann, the vice-president of research at analysts' firm Gartner. "Hotmail was one of the first to gain...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/01/microsoft-outlook-hotmail-lost-cool

Outlook relaunched as Microsoft bids farewell to Hotmail 09:47 Aug 01 2012 from Guardian Unlimited

...younger person's email service as it was allied with Micrsoft's instant-messaging platform, MSN Messenger. After its initial success Hotmail faced intense rivalry in the US and Europe, first from email services from the likes of Yahoo and AOL, and more recently...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/01/outlook-relaunched-microsoft-farewell-hotmail