Microsoft announced a new web-based email client: Outlook.com. in late july 2012.Microsoft made a big move today by pulling the plug on Hotmail and replacing it with a fresher, cleaner, simpler email service called Outlook.com. Within just a few hours of its launch, Outlook.com witnessed 1 million sign-ups. The Outlook.com has been given a Metro-like makeover.You can now link social accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Flickr. You can also access a horizontal menu for your Mail, Contacts, Calendar and SkyDrive by clicking on the Outlook icon.
But your contact list will appear overcrowded with all those you follow. Despite the option to search for contacts directly or jump through the alphabet by section using the lettered squares that is highly reminiscent of Windows, but it can get a bit tedious. Good news is Outlook.com has an option for merging contacts if you’ve imported them more than once.
Signing up can be done by some basic moves. A note of advice here, captcha is case sensitive while verifying your account. Once in, you’re greeted by a simple blue and white themed Inbox. The colour is set by default and you can always head to the settings menu to change it. Overall, the design incorporates Metro style Windows 8 touches.
