Comments on: Looks Like Microsoft Might Blink http://gigaom.com/2008/05/02/looks-like-microsoft-might-blink/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:43:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Matt Staben http://gigaom.com/2008/05/02/looks-like-microsoft-might-blink/#comment-876581 Matt Staben Fri, 02 May 2008 22:14:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/05/02/looks-like-microsoft-might-blink/#comment-876581 At least Google gives IMAP and POP access for any generic reader. Last I looked, Microsoft still didn't allow anything but Outlook or HTML to access its mail servers. Makes me wonder why Google mail hasn't already taken over the competition; perhaps it's a more elite core user base. Also, Hotmail and Yahoo have been around for a much longer time and many of their e-mail addresses are abandoned or multiples of a single person. I'm not saying that Google doesn't have multiples, but it's bound to be much fewer. At least Google gives IMAP and POP access for any generic reader. Last I looked, Microsoft still didn’t allow anything but Outlook or HTML to access its mail servers. Makes me wonder why Google mail hasn’t already taken over the competition; perhaps it’s a more elite core user base.

Also, Hotmail and Yahoo have been around for a much longer time and many of their e-mail addresses are abandoned or multiples of a single person. I’m not saying that Google doesn’t have multiples, but it’s bound to be much fewer.

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