All new Hotmail with 2 GB space launched

Micosoft has launched its all new e-mail service in 36 different languages on Monday in 12 markets in Asia including India.
The new Hotmail service offers offers a storage space of 2GB. It is learnt that the new look Hotmail resembles the Outlook Express, the mail application in windows platform. To further augment the live experience to the users Microsoft is contempating to introduce drag and drop feature, instant messaging in the mail itself similar to the Gmail service.
The new changes incorporated are based on the basis of the input provided by an estimated 20 million beta users says a company report.
It may be recalled that the Hotmail service was launched in 1996 as a free web mail service by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith who later sold it to the Microsoft in 1998 for a consideration of $400 million.

The following are the new features in Windows Live Hotmail

• Windows Live Hotmail offers the messages preview without leaving the inbox
• Drag-and-Drop organization
• Easy importing of Microsoft Outlook contacts
• One click control over junk and scan e-mails
• Right click power-reply, delete and forward
• 2 GB storage