So Microsoft, MSN, Hotmail – are playing catch up, promising share holders to catch up to Google in no time. Advertising-wise they are doing a great job (Facebook is an MSN advertising property), but Hotmail, is not.
Hotmail upgraded its interface, increased storage size, but its core is still the same old silly service that you left behind and use only because you occasionally use MSN / Windows Live Messenger. Case in point: Junk mail filter. My mailbox is set to standard filtering, which says:
“Most junk e-mail is sent to the junk e-mail folder.” Nonetheless, it appears the f- word, f-buddy, and Viagra are all not obvious words for Hotmail’s junk mail filters.
Not sure if there is a Windows port for it, but Spam Assassin is free and the fine women and men of Hotmail will be smart to change their spam filters to use it. Until then, it is the same dinky silly webmail site that you used to use but never do anymore.
