Microsoft Takes Cues from Gmail with New Hotmail

[HappyBB]

I dislike the technologies that MS created themselves, such as Silverlight, that are only adopted by MS itself.

 

[killerclick]

I don't like Gmail with tags and flags and labels and whatnot, I want FOLDERS where I can put my messages and a message should be in only ONE folder and nowhere else.

 

[BlueCat57]

Hmm. I use Yahoo! Mail Classic. I have paid for the Plus! features. But quite frankly I agree: If it sends and receives e-mail that's enough for me.

I'm guessing some PC magazine will do a comparison article soon. I'll have to check it out.

 

[darkscorpion20]

[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]I don't like Gmail with tags and flags and labels and whatnot, I want FOLDERS where I can put my messages and a message should be in only ONE folder and nowhere else.[/citation]

I am the opposite, i don't like that old school physical mentality, its digital content, why restrict yourself. I use like 2 labels at work, everything else i use search operators; overall i can find email far far faster than those that use a client with folders.

 

[drowned]

I just use Gmail with Thunderbird. Been with gmail since the days of 3 invites per person, and have never had any reason to use hotmail or yahoo for non junk mail ever since.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I haven't used gmail or hotmail for at least five years. Never had a real reason to go back to them.

 

[randomizer]

Question of the day: Does the new hotmail remove the heavy use of JavaScript that cripples the functionality of the current version? If not, then their improvements are for naught.

 

[kiang]

[citation][nom]darkscorpion20[/nom]I am the opposite, i don't like that old school physical mentality, its digital content, why restrict yourself. I use like 2 labels at work, everything else i use search operators; overall i can find email far far faster than those that use a client with folders.[/citation]
True that: why limit something to be in only one category? I use GMail because their web-client allows me to manage multiple emailadresses, and I use labels to manage those: so if a work-related email from a friend comes in, why should I have to put it in only one folder? Why not give it the labels "Work" AND "Friends" AND "secondary email"? I agree: the labelling concept takes some time getting used to, but in the end it is really beats the crap out of the old 'one mail is being put in one folder'-concept

ps: all my labels are being managed automatically thanks to GMail filters 😉
pps: Even without labels I'd prefer GMail since it doesn't have the immensely annoying and hugely unprofessional SPAM about MS-products at the end of every mail you send!