How can I switch from Hotmail to Gmail?
After using Hotmail for 20 years, our reader’s friends say she
should switch to Gmail. Is it worth it?
I’ve used Hotmail from the late 90s. All my friends and family use
Gmail and I feel like a dinosaur with clunky old Hotmail.
Apart from looking
like I’ve finally entered the 21st century, what are the benefits of switching
from Hotmail to Gmail? And, given everyone I’ve ever known has my Hotmail
address, and I have so many old emails in my Hotmail inbox, how on earth could
I switch?
I was one of Gmail’s first public users in 2004 and spent a decade
recommending Hotmail users to switch. I almost switched back in 2013, but both
services have changed a lot since then. I now think you should have both
services, with one acting as a backup, though you could also back up to Yahoo.
Ideally, you should use your own domain name for your main
address. Unfortunately, neither Hotmail nor Reset gmail password provides that feature free,
though to some extent you can fake it with an alias. See below ….
Hotmail and Outlook.com
Today, I can at least guarantee that you are not using Hotmail.
Microsoft closed that service years ago, and all Hotmail users are using its
current service at Outlook.com. Technically, Outlook.com is newer than Gmail,
though both services are updated all too frequently. Google to Kill Its Inbox App In Favor of Gmail
Google is executing off its Gmail substitute application before it could end up prominent
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