Windows Live Mail Beta

archcommus

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Saw this on MSN today. I wonder if it'd be good enough to actually make me stop using Gmail + Outlook and just use Windows Live Mail web interface instead. No downloading emails anymore via POP3, 2 GB of storage, and an interface that resembles Outlook.

Thoughts?
 

IBuyUFO

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I like it. I think it's better than gmail. It's like using outlook except youre using it with a browser.
 

AreaCode707

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Considering the blasted MSN site links aren't available 1/4 of the time, I sure as heck won't be using their email. And this coming from somebody who has friends and family working on the Windows Live team.
 

Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: archcommus
Saw this on MSN today. I wonder if it'd be good enough to actually make me stop using Gmail + Outlook and just use Windows Live Mail web interface instead. No downloading emails anymore via POP3, 2 GB of storage, and an interface that resembles Outlook.

Thoughts?

Gmail, in its purest form, IS webmail you know, right?

As for the outlook interface, that is subjective...
 

archcommus

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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: archcommus
Saw this on MSN today. I wonder if it'd be good enough to actually make me stop using Gmail + Outlook and just use Windows Live Mail web interface instead. No downloading emails anymore via POP3, 2 GB of storage, and an interface that resembles Outlook.

Thoughts?

Gmail, in its purest form, IS webmail you know, right?

As for the outlook interface, that is subjective...
Yes I know that, what did I say that indicated otherwise? I only use Outlook with Gmail because I don't like the Gmail interface and label system and prefer using a program GUI.

I think the Outlook interface is pretty much the easiest to use and work with.
 

Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: archcommus
Saw this on MSN today. I wonder if it'd be good enough to actually make me stop using Gmail + Outlook and just use Windows Live Mail web interface instead. No downloading emails anymore via POP3, 2 GB of storage, and an interface that resembles Outlook.

Thoughts?

Gmail, in its purest form, IS webmail you know, right?

As for the outlook interface, that is subjective...
Yes I know that, what did I say that indicated otherwise? I only use Outlook with Gmail because I don't like the Gmail interface and label system and prefer using a program GUI.

I think the Outlook interface is pretty much the easiest to use and work with.

:confused:

you don't like the gmail interface (you never mentioned that)
you like the outlook interface
you like a program gui


..and yet you want to use windows live mail...



.....I really don't think I need to continue...my point should be clear
 

archcommus

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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: archcommus
Saw this on MSN today. I wonder if it'd be good enough to actually make me stop using Gmail + Outlook and just use Windows Live Mail web interface instead. No downloading emails anymore via POP3, 2 GB of storage, and an interface that resembles Outlook.

Thoughts?

Gmail, in its purest form, IS webmail you know, right?

As for the outlook interface, that is subjective...
Yes I know that, what did I say that indicated otherwise? I only use Outlook with Gmail because I don't like the Gmail interface and label system and prefer using a program GUI.

I think the Outlook interface is pretty much the easiest to use and work with.

:confused:

you don't like the gmail interface (you never mentioned that)
you like the outlook interface
you like a program gui


..and yet you want to use windows live mail...



.....I really don't think I need to continue...my point should be clear
I think my OP made it pretty clear (not to get nasty with you :)), I use Outlook with Gmail because I prefer Outlook's interface over Gmail's. Windows Live Mail is tempting, however, because it DOES use an Outlook-like interface, and I wouldn't have to download via POP3 anymore, again, all of which I said in my OP. :)
 

Staples

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Well it loads slow and I can't resize the frames in Firefox. In Opera, it always shows the classic look because apparently the code does not work with Opera.

I will just stick with the classic hotmail or the new classic look. It works well so why mess with it?