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Hotmail (officially Windows Live Hotmail) is one of the oldest free webmail services, launched in 1996 and acquired in 1997 by Microsoft. It is now part of the Windows Live range of services.

The current version was announced on November 1, 2005 as an update to Microsoft's existing MSN Hotmail service. After a period of beta testing, it was officially released to new and existing users in The Netherlands on November 9, 2006 as a pilot market. The world wide release was on May 7, 2007, and roll-out to all existing users was completed in October 2007.

It features 5 GB of storage, patented security measures, Ajax technology, and integration with Windows Live Messenger, Spaces, Calendar and Contacts. It has over 280 million users worldwide and is available in 35 different languages.

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