The beta development was finished in April 2007. Still, the developers backtracked after beta-testers were confused with the name change, preferred the already well-known Hotmail name, and decided on Windows Live Hotmail.Īfter a period of beta testing, it was officially released to new and existing users in the Netherlands on November 9, 2006, as a pilot market. This acquisition allowed Microsoft to turn Hotmail into its new primary email service.Īround 2005, the Hotmail brand was planned to be phased out when Microsoft announced that the new mail system would be called Windows Live Mail.
In 1999, Microsoft acquired Hotmail and its parent company, “Expidite Inc.”, for $400 million.
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