

Microsoft also took a swing at Google's advertising policies - which are at the heart of the new $30 million advertising and marketing campaign. Microsoft said at Outlook's launch that those features would differentiate it from its competitors, including Google's Gmail, which is the most popular webmail service with over 425 million users. The Sweep feature moves newsletters, promotional messages and other recurring emails into their own folders or to the trash. It also includes new social features and a sorting option called Sweep. was designed with a similar aesthetic to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. RELATED: Microsoft's 'Scroogled' Campaign Attacks Google's Gmail Ad Policies

Microsoft expects the upgrades for Hotmail users to be complete by this summer. Hotmail users will still keep their email addresses and their contacts and emails will all be moved over, they will just now get a new user interface and all the new features of. Microsoft's Hotmail, which was originally MSN Hotmail, has been online since 1997. The service, which was announced last July, now has 60 million users and will now replace, Microsoft's older webmail system. Microsoft announced today that its new webmail service,, is coming out of beta testing and is now ready for primetime. We'll always remember you and all your 1990s glory.
