Ding Dong Hotmail is Dead

[CAM]

Hotmail is finally dead and everyone has been shunted on to Outlook.com after an eye watering 150 million GB of data was migrated.

 

So long, Hotmail: Remaining users migrated to Outlook.com ? The Register

[rich_tech]

this is still my longest serving email address my hotmail or "outlook.com" as it is now

[nickbro]

I've had a @Hotmail.com address since I created it back in 1998, managed to get a @live.co.uk addy when that become available as well, reserved my name and got it, was so amazed (nick).

 

Missed getting an @Outlook.com address though.

[JJonas]

Ive had a Hotmail address since before it was owned by Microsoft.

[localzuk]

That's only 107 billion 1.44Mb floppy disks...

[Disaster]

Hang on, so will my email address change?

Will i get crappy numbers on the end?

[nickbro]

Hang on, so will my email address change?

Will i get crappy numbers on the end?

 

Nope, the Hotmail.com and live.x addresses are still vailid

[Duke5A]

That's only 107 billion 1.44Mb floppy disks...

 

 

[Danp]

Yay, thanks for the reminder, I have just closed my Hotmail account.

[localzuk]

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That many floppy disks would take up the same space as 187170 London Routemaster buses... lol

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Ahh I've had my hotmail.com since 1996 still serving me well, It's currently accumulated 56,222 unread messages in addition to all those I actually choose to read. I know I could do a quick clear out but I just can't bring myself to do it now. I just want to see how long they let me grow my storage for!

[mats]

Ive had a Hotmail address since before it was owned by Microsoft.

 

Ha - I had a Hotmail address *until* it was owned by MS!

[featured_spectre]

My hotmail userID number is 10921... with my account being registered on 9th October 1996. The account is almost 20 years old now...was made for me when I was in school so I could have a E-Pal in america with the exchange school we were "twinned" with.

[fiza]

So what happens now? If the hotmail addresses are still valid whats changed?

 

I have a hotmail address ([email protected])

I also registered an outlook address ([email protected])

 

Does it mean eventually I will lose hotmail one?

[localzuk]

The interface is different, and the platform the addresses are hosted on is different.

 

@hotmail.com addresses are still valid, but I don't think new ones will be issued.