{"id":16908,"date":"2013-02-19T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T22:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=16908"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:26:23","slug":"microsoft-phasing-out-hotmail-will-move-users-to-new-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/16908-microsoft-phasing-out-hotmail-will-move-users-to-new-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Phasing Out Hotmail, Will Move Users To Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/macsales_newsletter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15104\" title=\"OWC-Mailbox\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/OWC-Mailbox-299x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>As we reported on the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/15102-microsoft-webmail-change-may-inadvertently-miss-desired-email\">OWC Blog<\/a>\u00a0in October, Microsoft has been allowing its email users to voluntarily change their Hotmail and MSN addresses over to the software company&#8217;s replacement webmail interface, Outlook.com.<\/p>\n<p>And now that the new, revamped service\u00a0has officially\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/8301-3536_7-57562208\/microsoft-moves-outlook.com-out-of-preview\/\">moved out of the preview stage<\/a> and is available to all users, <strong>Microsoft will begin phasing out Hotmail and MSN addresses completely<\/strong> and automatically move all of its users to Outlook.com. This process will happen gradually and is expected to be completed by this summer.<\/p>\n<p>This means if you use a Hotmail or MSN address,<a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-US\/windows\/outlook\/auto-upgrade-outlook-FAQ\"> your hosting will change, not the email address itself<\/a>. However, Microsoft is still offering the option to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/b\/microsoft-outlook\/archive\/2012\/08\/03\/upgrade-from-hotmail-to-outlook-com.aspx\">manually change your address<\/a>\u00a0at any time.<\/p>\n<p>If you update your address, \u00a0you&#8217;ll also want to update your information for the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/macsales_newsletter\">\u201cOWC Tips n\u2019 Deals\u201d &amp; \u201cHot Deals Blast\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>mailings to ensure you&#8217;ll continue to receive the latest news and deals from OWC. Fortunately, updating your information is simple. With our \u201cTips n\u2019 Deals\u201d and \u201cHot Deals Blast,\u201d you just need to just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/macsales_newsletter\">re-register with the new address<\/a>. And as always, privacy is very important to OWC. You don\u2019t need to worry about OWC&#8217;s lists contributing to the spam in your inbox; OWC\u00a0<strong>has never and will never\u00a0<\/strong>sell, trade, or otherwise provide your information to a third party or submit your information for another list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we reported on the OWC Blog\u00a0in October, Microsoft has been allowing its email users to voluntarily change their Hotmail and MSN addresses over to the software company&#8217;s replacement webmail interface, Outlook.com. 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