Feb 25

Get a Live.com Email Address Tomorrow, Maybe

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This article was written on November 05, 2007 by CyberNet.

Windows Live Logo I’m not sure if you should be getting your hopes up quite yet, but rumors have started to circulate around the Internet that Microsoft will be opening up the @live.com email addresses tomorrow for public registration. There is no official word from Microsoft that this will be happening, but the timing sounds about right. Back in June the Windows Live Product Manager said that the addresses will be available this fall, and we are indeed midway through the fall.

If you’ve been reading our site over the last year you probably already have an @live.com email address from one of the many loopholes that were found (here, here, here, and here). Microsoft had pondered shutting down all of the accounts that were created from those tricks, but they realized that doing so would anger their most hardcore users.

Remember, this can be your chance to get an email address people can easily remember. I managed to sneak in on one of the loopholes last year and snatched up my name, but I still only use Gmail. It is nice to have my name, however, in case I ever decide to switch over in the future.

If Microsoft does launch the @live.com email addresses tomorrow we’ll be sure to keep you informed.

[via LiveSide]

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Jan 23

Finally! An Update Regarding @Live.com Addresses

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This article was written on June 25, 2007 by CyberNet.

Finally, there’s an update regarding the @live.com email addresses! Last year around this time, it was rumored that they were going to be released. We waited, and waited, and nothing ever came of it. Some of you had the opportunity to claim your address last year using tricks that we posted (here, here, and here). If you managed to get one, hopefully those email addresses will still be valid once Microsoft makes them available globally. 

LiveSide pointed out a posting from the Product Manager for Windows Live in Toronto where he explains that @live.com addresses (and all @live.xx– depending on the country you live in) will be available starting sometime in the Fall. He also explains that current Hotmail addresses will remain the same, and there’s no guarantee that you will receive the same name for a Live.com address as you had for you Hotmail address.(e.g., just because you have ashley@hotmail.com doesn’t mean that you will get ashley@live.com). It’ll be on a first come, first serve basis.

Additionally, he points out that you’ll only be able to migrate your contact information to your new account.  All of your emails that you have saved over time will remain with your previous account, and if you wanted them moved to your new account, you will have to forward them manually.

Many people have been patiently waiting to get their hands on an @live.com address, so it’s nice to get an official update and know that they will actually be coming sometime this Fall. Unfortunately, I think many Hotmail users will be disappointed when they find out that the only thing they’ll be able to migrate to the new account is contacts. Things such as “Windows Live Spaces contents (photos, blogs, etc), emails, subscription status (hotmail plus or premium), association with other products (Favourites, OneCare, etc) will stay with the existing account. I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if this will keep people from switching to the new brand, and just sticking with their trusty Hotmail account.

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