[twymer]

I think this was a negative PR move. Did they really think coming on reddit and saying things like this would be beneficial? I don't see any evidence in this that they actually care about peoples feedback.

They just keep getting defensive about their decisions of deleting peoples email, not supporting IMAP etc.

[joblessjunkie]

There's no such thing as bad press.

I've read the name "Hotmail" more times today than I had in the past 6 months.

[siddhant]

Yes but all of it is in negative connotation. The replies on the thread are downright insulting. Take this for example - http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ej32l/we_are_the_hotma...

I think the Hotmail team shouldn't have done this, at least not before putting all the basic features in place.

[twymer]

This persons reply shows another example of them clearly ignoring the users they are attempting to reach (the people of reddit).

you can turn off the page you see before the inbox if you want by going to options. many people like this because they see highlights of your inbox / networks in one spot. but understand if you don't -we often default logout to MSN since that's where many users come from. However this is something that we always look at.

Guys, if your market it people who go to MSN to find the link to their email or through Outlook you shouldn't be surprised that the people of reddit don't like your product.

[uniclaude]

True, today was the first time I logged in my hotmail account since last summer. On the other hand, what I read on this thread made me understand why I haven't open this mailbox for months.

[twymer]

I guess this is a valid point. It reminds those who've forgotten about it that it still exists and is still being worked on.