Live Mail get its final name
After announcement of M9 release of Windows Live Mail. The Live Mail team continues with final decision of service’s name. With surprise, the final name is “Windows Live Hotmail”.
When we launch the mail service worldwide, it will be named Windows Live Hotmail.
Richard Sim, Senior Product Manager, continue to explains the reason behind name change:
We also found that many users were extremely loyal to the Hotmail brand and perceived the beta as an upgrade to Hotmail. In fact, our most loyal users have been very happy with Hotmail for years and while they loved the improvements in the beta, some were a bit confused by name change.
As we prepare to launch the final version of our new web mail service, we recognize the importance of ensuring that our 260+ million existing customers come over to the new service smoothly and without confusion. By adopting the name “Windows Live Hotmail”, we believe we’re bringing together the best of both worlds – new and old. We’re able to offer the great new technology that Windows Live has to offer while also bringing the emotional connection many existing and loyal users have with Hotmail.