Well, the big thing, along with larger mailboxes (and other features) found
in hotmail plus accounts, was the inclusion of outlook. From my account page
at billing.microsoft.com:
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Outlook Live includes a 10GB MSN Hotmail account and a subscription copy of
the most up-to-date version of Microsoft Office Outlook, through which you
can manage your e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks. The service also
offers anti-virus protection, advanced junk e-mail filters and calendar
sharing, as well as integration between Microsoft Exchange Server mail
accounts and Hotmail through the Outlook interface.
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If you don't need an outlook license, then you can save $40 by dropping to a
plus account or $60 by dropping hotmail plus outlook. Hotmail plus features
include 10 GB storage, support for larger attachments and no acct expiration
(if you go a few months without checking mail).
They are changing the program, although I don't know how or when it will
change - its no longer offered to new subscribers.
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mikew said:
I still have this service on my account- Its like $59/ year. If MS is
now
offering hotmail to Outlook calendar synchronizing for free, then what is
the
point of this service? The support URL for this product (below) seems to
require a credit card, so I was hoping to figure out whats up here. TKS.
mw
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?LN=en-us&gprid=8708&x=12&y=13