Microsoft Beta Tests Outlook Express Replacement

Microsoft Corporation opened Windows Live Mail Center to public beta testing on Tuesday July 18, 2006, providing the first look at the e-mail client that will eventually replace Outlook Express.

Formerly titled Windows Live Mail Desktop, the code is based on Windows Mail, the e-mail application that will be bundled with Windows Vista when that Operating System ships in sometime early 2007.

The Windows Live Mail Center client lets users access Microsoft’s Web-based e-mail service Hotmail, which is now called Windows Live Mail, regular POP3 e-mail and other Web based e-mail clients like Google’s Gmail, all within one interface.

This new mail client also displays RSS feeds and newsgroup threads and messages.

Pretty neat I think. Maybe Microsoft is starting to get the big picture? Scary.

You can download the Windows Live Mail Center here.

July 19, 2006 · Filed Under News Room, Technology

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3 Responses to “Microsoft Beta Tests Outlook Express Replacement”

  1. Ainslie on July 19th, 2006 3:05 pm

    Scary indeed. It may even be good but will people like it?

    It’s kind of cool to hate Microsoft even while still using their software so maybe nobody will wan to admit it.

  2. Sean on July 19th, 2006 3:42 pm

    Yes, it is cool to hate Microsoft. Some of there products are good, they just need to get them secure for the most part.

    Only if they would release some of the source code to the Open Source community, things might not be so bad for them.

    Who am I kidding? Microsoft won’t ever do that, or maybe they will once Bill is out of the picture in a couple of years?

  3. Ainslie on July 20th, 2006 9:28 am

    Gulp, dare I admit that I have tried alternatives but still prefer to work with MS operating systems?

    I still hate them though ;-)

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