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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

2 million iOS 5 users choose Hotmail

By | November 3, 2011, 4:26pm PDT

Summary: Number is growing by some 100,000 every day.

According to Microsoft, some 2 million iOS 5 devices are connected to Hotmail, and that number is growing by some 100,000 every day.

With the release of iOS 5 it became easier for user to configure their iDevice to send and receive email via Hotmail because Apple added it as a default option in the Add Account … screen. And it seems that users have embraced this option enthusiastically.

Microsoft also offers up an interesting breakdown of Hotmail users based on which iDevice they use.

40% of those connecting to Hotmail use an iPhone 4, but remarkably a massive 24% are using iPhone 4S handsets. This is particularly amazing considering that the 4S has only been available for three weeks.

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology.

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.

Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs. His most recent books include "Build the Ultimate Custom PC", "Beginning Programming" and "The PC Doctor's Fix It Yourself Guide". He has also written training manuals that have been used by a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Adrian also runs a popular blog under the name The PC Doctor, where he covers a range of computer-related topics -- from security to repairing and upgrading.

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RE: 2 million iOS 5 users choose Hotmail
OhTheHumanity 4th Nov
@Gawky4714
Activesync it, its the best email syncing client out there.
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Still a descent choice
gbouchard99@... 3rd Nov
Hotmail and MS live services including the very lovable Mesh is still a very good choice... getting better.
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I need to find out why is this but I've been stuck with gmail for 5 years... anyway keeping an eye on Microsoft never hurts:)
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Yes,It's very usefull.http://www.1stbearing.com
And why is this important. Most of my Spam comes from hotmail.
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Does Hotmail now use IMAP?
Gawky4714 3rd Nov
My biggest gripe with Hotmail is that when I delete something on the iPhone, it doesn't delete on the server as well. When I set it up, hotmail didn't offer IMAP. Does it offer it Bow?
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@Gawky4714
No IMAP, but you can connect using exchange active sync, it's much better than IMAP anyway.
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@Gawky4714
Activesync it, its the best email syncing client out there.
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RE: 2 million iOS 5 users choose Hotmail
illegaloperation 3rd Nov
Hotmail used to be an ugly mess, but lately Microsoft has updated Hotmail so often that it can easily rival Gmail.
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All of the above...
wright_is 4th Nov
Well, most... I use Exchange, MobileMe (haven't switched to iCloud yet), Hotmail, Googlemail, Yahoo! Mail and my private e-mail account (personal domain).

I also use iOS5, Android 2.3.3 and WP 7.5 - the iOS5 device doesn't currently have a SIM, which helps battery life, I only need to charge it once a week.

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