hotmail's forced changeover to outlook?

im wondering if anyone else has this problem.

i logged into my hotmail and was forced into a changeover to microsoft outlook? i didnt actually choose anything, it just went ino outlook mode.

i cant open emails (although i can see them) and i cant change it back to the hotmail interface settings. ive tried IE and chrome with no luck so far.

anyone else experiencing this?

 

i got an email about an hour before the switch happened but i was too busy to open it. im not sure what it said though. i cant open any emails right now.

 

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there was an option to upgarde to outlook but i never took it.

there's also an option to go back to the hotmail interface but that doesnt seem to work. ive tried logging out and back in a few times but nothing seems to work right now. i can only delete emails but cant open any up

 

Hah!

Great to see you also get the Groupon and Vistaprint newsletters.

 

Move to Gmail. It's much better.

 

i don't like Gmail so not necessarily is Gmail 'much better' for everyone Charlatan

otherwise Lish, no, i haven't experienced that 'problem' on my desktop or new touch screen laptop, both of which i use the Opera browser now

wins8 is also on my touch screen laptop and at this stage, i still have the option of switching between Outlook and Hotmail on both laptop and desktop but i don't like the Hotmail interface so i'll be glad to see the back of it

 

Hotmail is a crapdoodle compared to Gmail. The usability of it is >>>>> Hotmail, by far.

 

that's only your preference Remixer (and mine) - unless you have evidence to prove otherwise - so again, it aint necessarily so in general

 

yes i still use my hotmail email because ive had it since my uni days. Its been about 15 years now since i first set it up. Everyone knows my email, and its linked to many of my other accounts/forums/and other misc stuff ive signed up to.

if you notice on the left side that i do have a gmail account that get synced with hotmail and vice versa. to be honest, for me it came down to 'if it aint broke dont fix it'. hotmail worked fine and did what i needed it to do. Gmail i found is a little harder to use, but thats probably because im so used to hotmail.

anyyyyways..

it seems like its fixed itself now. im able to read my emails now. i clicked the button to go back to the hotmail interface and sent microsoft a not-so-nice email in the process.

Martian dont you just hate it when these web-people behind the scenes try and force stuff on you? don't ya?? huh? huh?
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yes. once u sign on, no matter how many times u unsubscribe, you're never getting off

 

Hey Caustic Rebel, in my opinion, Gmail is better. I can respect that you have found something to like in Hotmail. But my experience tells me that Hotmail isn't so great. Then again, I stopped using Hotmail about 10 years ago.

 

but as i said in the first instance Charlatan, i DON'T like hotmail either hence 'i'll be glad to see the back of it'

also if i hadn't created the new hotmail address, i wouldn't have been able to use the full functionality of my new touch screen laptop so in effect, i was forced to use hotmail

my gmail account is also only used for downloading/buying smartphone apps

good to read Lish your hotmail has resolved itself