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DVTimes · 06-24-2004, 11:37 AM

Hotmail counters Google e-mail

Hotmail is boosting the amount of storage space for users of both its free and paid e-mail service.
From July the basic Hotmail allowance will be boosted to 250MB and paying customers will get two gigabytes.

The move is widely seen as a response to Google's GMail service which gives all users a gigabyte of storage to keep all their messages.

With the announcement, Hotmail becomes one of a growing pool of e-mail firms offering users huge amounts of storage.

Size matters

Currently, paying customers of Microsoft's Hotmail get at least 10MB of storage space and those who use it for free have 2MB for their old messages.

Boosting storage limits means Hotmail must revamp its charging system which is based around a "pay more to store more" system.

The new service with the boosted storage will be called Hotmail Plus and will cost $19.95 per year. Users who currently pay more for storage will be moved across to this service.

Users of Hotmail Plus will also be able to send messages with attachments up to 20MB in size.

In a related announcement Microsoft said that it will also start using anti-virus software to spot infected e-mails sent to or from its web-based mail service.

According to statistics gathered by Nielsen/NetRatings Hotmail had more than 34 million unique users in May 2004.

Microsoft's announcement is only the latest response to Google's creation of its GMail service that gives all users a gigabyte of storage and encourages people to keep, rather than delete, old e-mail messages.

Soon after Google's announcement in April Yahoo said it would start offering 100MB to non-paying users and two gigabytes to paying customers. It too changed its charging system and rolled many add-on services into a single subscription package.

Ask Jeeves has also increased the amount of storage for users of its free e-mail services. Now users of MyWay, Excite and IWon will get 125MB of hard disk space.

Others offering a gigabyte of storage include the UK's Planet Tolkien which, through its Shiremail service, gives people an account for £3.50 per month.

Also in the UK Lycos has given users 1GB for a fee of £3.49 per month. By contrast users of its free service get 10MB.

Mac users are not losing out either. Spymac is offering users 1GB of storage free and starting doing on on 5 April this year.

One gigabyte of hard drive space is estimated to be enough for about 500,000 pages of messages.

WEBMAIL FACTS
Gmail - 1GB storage, 10MB attachments
Hotmail Plus - $19.95 per year, 2GB storage, 20MB attachments
Hotmail free - 250MB storage, 10MB attachments
Yahoo Mail Plus - £11.99, 2GB storage, 10MB attachments
Yahoo Free - 100MB of storage, 10MB attachments
Lycos UK Personal - £41.88 per year, 1GB storage, 50MB attachments
Lycos UK - free, 10MB storage
Spymac - free, 1GB storage
Ask Jeeves - free, 250MB storage
Ask Jeeves Excite Gold - $19.99 per year, 2GB storage
Shiremail - £42 per year, 1GB storage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3835495.stm

Doctor Dre · 06-24-2004, 11:40 AM

ZzZ ... who want a HOTMAIL address ... it sounds so lame

loverboy · 06-24-2004, 11:42 AM

competition is doing good, i hope these companies will last forever.

would this mean more Spammers?

Vitasoy · 06-24-2004, 11:45 AM

Yahoo did the same earlier

M_M · 06-24-2004, 11:46 AM

See, don't ever talk shit about google because competetion is good for the people.

That cocksucker Hotmail was charging $60 for 100mb space.

DarkJedi · 06-24-2004, 11:51 AM

geez, who needs 250mb email account ?

i dont need a mailbox bigger than 5mb.

06-24-2004, 11:37 AM	#1
DVTimes xxx Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 31,547	Hotmail counters Google e-mail Hotmail counters Google e-mail Hotmail is boosting the amount of storage space for users of both its free and paid e-mail service. From July the basic Hotmail allowance will be boosted to 250MB and paying customers will get two gigabytes. The move is widely seen as a response to Google's GMail service which gives all users a gigabyte of storage to keep all their messages. With the announcement, Hotmail becomes one of a growing pool of e-mail firms offering users huge amounts of storage. Size matters Currently, paying customers of Microsoft's Hotmail get at least 10MB of storage space and those who use it for free have 2MB for their old messages. Boosting storage limits means Hotmail must revamp its charging system which is based around a "pay more to store more" system. The new service with the boosted storage will be called Hotmail Plus and will cost $19.95 per year. Users who currently pay more for storage will be moved across to this service. Users of Hotmail Plus will also be able to send messages with attachments up to 20MB in size. In a related announcement Microsoft said that it will also start using anti-virus software to spot infected e-mails sent to or from its web-based mail service. According to statistics gathered by Nielsen/NetRatings Hotmail had more than 34 million unique users in May 2004. Microsoft's announcement is only the latest response to Google's creation of its GMail service that gives all users a gigabyte of storage and encourages people to keep, rather than delete, old e-mail messages. Soon after Google's announcement in April Yahoo said it would start offering 100MB to non-paying users and two gigabytes to paying customers. It too changed its charging system and rolled many add-on services into a single subscription package. Ask Jeeves has also increased the amount of storage for users of its free e-mail services. Now users of MyWay, Excite and IWon will get 125MB of hard disk space. Others offering a gigabyte of storage include the UK's Planet Tolkien which, through its Shiremail service, gives people an account for £3.50 per month. Also in the UK Lycos has given users 1GB for a fee of £3.49 per month. By contrast users of its free service get 10MB. Mac users are not losing out either. Spymac is offering users 1GB of storage free and starting doing on on 5 April this year. One gigabyte of hard drive space is estimated to be enough for about 500,000 pages of messages. WEBMAIL FACTS Gmail - 1GB storage, 10MB attachments Hotmail Plus - $19.95 per year, 2GB storage, 20MB attachments Hotmail free - 250MB storage, 10MB attachments Yahoo Mail Plus - £11.99, 2GB storage, 10MB attachments Yahoo Free - 100MB of storage, 10MB attachments Lycos UK Personal - £41.88 per year, 1GB storage, 50MB attachments Lycos UK - free, 10MB storage Spymac - free, 1GB storage Ask Jeeves - free, 250MB storage Ask Jeeves Excite Gold - $19.99 per year, 2GB storage Shiremail - £42 per year, 1GB storage http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3835495.stm __________________ The Affiliate Program

06-24-2004, 11:45 AM	#4
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	Yahoo did the same earlier __________________ [email protected]

06-24-2004, 11:42 AM	#3
loverboy When it rains, it pours Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 20,609	competition is doing good, i hope these companies will last forever. would this mean more Spammers?

06-24-2004, 11:46 AM	#5
M_M Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,167	See, don't ever talk shit about google because competetion is good for the people. That cocksucker Hotmail was charging $60 for 100mb space.

06-24-2004, 11:51 AM	#6
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	geez, who needs 250mb email account ? i dont need a mailbox bigger than 5mb.