Comments on: Microsoft selling, giving away same services: Who is sucker now?

By: Verkurkie

Verkurkie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:04:16 +0000

True but that doesn’t run on my Windows Mobile 5 device … ;-)

By: Harald Felgner

Harald Felgner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:50:45 +0000

Our two cents: This is the _old Microsoft business model (MSN, Bill Gates) versus the new business model (Windows Live, Ray Ozzie) in two separate organizational silos_ story. A comment on CrunchGear states: “In short, one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing in Redmond.” Might be. Our opinion is: We are witnessing a company in transition. http://www.felgner.ch/2008/01/microsoft_msn_versus_windows_live.html

By: whiskey

whiskey — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:31:08 +0000

That is why you have Windows Live Mail (the one that used to have “Desktop Beta” attached to it’s name, not the vista one)… This tool lets you have your hotmail via desktop client (plus your gmail and your isp and company mail). Granted its a big resource hog (with all those unnecesary whistles and bells, it would have been better IMHO without all those) but it’s one resourceful app if you want to avoid paying for premium…

By: Verkurkie

Verkurkie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:11:01 +0000

One reason i can imagine is that Premium gives you POP3 access to your hotmail which i would love to have but is just not worth 9.95 a month while others like google offer it free!