Microsoft testing subscription Outlook

**MIG-31** · Dec 14, 2004, 07:50 AM

Microsoft has started private testing of a service that would offer consumers, on a subscription basis, access to the company's Outlook e-mail and calendaring program, along with 2 gigabytes of e-mail storage.

Microsoft Office Outlook Live, as the service is being called, would be a paid service that would let consumers use Outlook to manage Hotmail-based e-mail, calendar and contact information. In the current beta, customers are being given 2GB of mail storage, the ability to send individual messages with up to 20MB of attachments, as well as a downloadable version of Outlook.

Outlook Live, which the company began testing last week, is similar to the Outlook Connector feature Microsoft currently includes as part of its MSN Premium service, which costs $9.95 a month.
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Chubby_C · Dec 14, 2004, 05:19 PM

now that gmail supports pop access, isn't it a little late?
especially if they want to charge for it?

Dec 14, 2004, 07:50 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,773 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Microsoft testing subscription Outlook Microsoft has started private testing of a service that would offer consumers, on a subscription basis, access to the company's Outlook e-mail and calendaring program, along with 2 gigabytes of e-mail storage. Microsoft Office Outlook Live, as the service is being called, would be a paid service that would let consumers use Outlook to manage Hotmail-based e-mail, calendar and contact information. In the current beta, customers are being given 2GB of mail storage, the ability to send individual messages with up to 20MB of attachments, as well as a downloadable version of Outlook. Outlook Live, which the company began testing last week, is similar to the Outlook Connector feature Microsoft currently includes as part of its MSN Premium service, which costs $9.95 a month. _______________ Read More: c\|net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Dec 14, 2004, 05:19 PM	#2
Chubby_C Working away at ATI Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	now that gmail supports pop access, isn't it a little late? especially if they want to charge for it?