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Outlook Live Released Today

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Today Microsoft announced the release of Microsoft Office Outlook Live.  Some of the features:

  • 2 GB mailbox
  • 20 MB send and receive limit per message
  • Spam protection
  • Virus protection
  • Outlook application
  • Calendar sharing (even side by side on same screen)
  • Offline mode.

For more details go here.  For a tour go here.

So...  I asked my IT guys if I paid them $45 a year if they could offer me the same services...  :)

Comments

  • So how is this different than pointing Outlook at hotmail today? What new functionality do I get?

  • The software that replicates Hotmail to Outlook is the same as the Outlook Connector. The difference is that you get Outlook with the the subscription to Outlook Live.