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What's new in Windows Live Hotmail?

[October 2008]

It's faster and better!

Enjoy a cleaner look and faster performance.
A combined "classic" and "full" version of Hotmail means everyone gets access to all the great features Hotmail has to offer. One version = greater simplicity.
You choose how to display your reading pane to preview messages - side, bottom, or off.
A great new contact picker makes it easier to look up contacts when writing an e-mail.
Type the first few letters of a friend's name or an e-mail address who you want to send an e-mail to, Hotmail fills in the rest.
Dress up Hotmail with one of several new design themes.

We're also building some new stuff in Hotmail (scheduled to be available by early 2009¹), including

Ever-growing storage. Your inbox capacity will automatically increase as you need more space².
IM through Hotmail. See if your Messenger contacts are online and say "Hi! "
Helpful new calendar features that make it easier to share your calendar with friends and family.

1Some customers may see this stuff earlier.

2We've designed Hotmail storage to grow with you, but at a reasonable pace. That means you should have plenty of storage unless you suddenly want to store the planet Jupiter on Hotmail, in which case we'll send you a nice e-mail asking you to please not try to store planets on Hotmail (although gradual storage of planets, moons, and asteroids is ok).