Thursday, July 27, 2006
Hotmail Is Not Push Mail - Why?
Posted by Jon Westfall in "THOUGHT" @ 05:59 AM
"Under the subject "Microsoft, please add push functionality to Hotmail for Microsoft mobile devices!" Robert Webbe (you know - the guy who knows everything about Bluetooth A2DP and AVRC) sent me an interesting E-Mail yesterday and the topic he raised is absolutely worth to discuss. Why is msn not offering MSFP functionalities for its MSN Hotmail Plus service which costs yearly 19,99 Euro already! I mean, for sure you get for your 20 Euro 2 GB storage space, you can send and receive E-Mails with up to 20 MB attachments and you are not bothered by any ad-banners but - and this might make the Hotmail Plus so worth for some - you can also access your Hotmail account via Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. "
Arne and friends over at the:unwired bring up a good point. Why doesn't Microsoft offer some form of push email for Hotmail users? It would seem like a logical choice to me - it would keep people on a Microsoft system (vs. moving to a hosted exchange solution) and would be another service that they could include (and, unfortunately for us, charge for if they wished). Anyone care to venture a guess at why Push Email hasn't been implemented in Hotmail?
Arne and friends over at the:unwired bring up a good point. Why doesn't Microsoft offer some form of push email for Hotmail users? It would seem like a logical choice to me - it would keep people on a Microsoft system (vs. moving to a hosted exchange solution) and would be another service that they could include (and, unfortunately for us, charge for if they wished). Anyone care to venture a guess at why Push Email hasn't been implemented in Hotmail?
