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You're referring to the classic MSN Hotmail email service!

MSN Hotmail was a popular free web-based email service provided by Microsoft from 1996 to 2013. It was one of the first free web-based email services and gained widespread popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Here are some interesting facts about MSN Hotmail:

  1. Launched in 1996: MSN Hotmail was launched on July 4, 1996, by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith.
  2. Free email service: Hotmail was one of the first free web-based email services, allowing users to access their email accounts from anywhere with an internet connection.
  3. Popularity: Hotmail quickly gained popularity, with over 1 million users within the first year of its launch. By 2001, it had over 100 million users.
  4. Integration with MSN: Hotmail was tightly integrated with Microsoft's MSN network, allowing users to access their email accounts from within the MSN portal.
  5. Acquisition by Microsoft: In 1997, Microsoft acquired Hotmail for $400 million, making it one of the company's largest acquisitions at the time.
  6. Rebranding: In 2012, Microsoft rebranded Hotmail as Outlook.com, a new web-based email service that integrated with other Microsoft services like Office and Skype.
  7. Legacy: Although Hotmail is no longer a standalone service, its legacy lives on as part of the Outlook.com service, which continues to be a popular email platform.

Do you have any fond memories of using MSN Hotmail?