Outlook.com is a free, modern cloud email service from Microsoft. It has a familiar name and a fresh and intuitive design. Outlook.com will connect to useful information from Facebook and Twitter, and can help you be productive with Office and SkyDrive. Because email is personal, Outlook.com also helps keep you in control of your private data.
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Outlook.com's streamlined inbox is, of course, great at handling spam. Even better, Outlook.com lets you get through your inbox with fewer clicks. It has simple, automated tools for sweeping out the newsletters and daily deals messages you don't want.
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With Outlook.com, your conversations are enriched with photos, updates, and Tweets from Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. Your address book also automatically stays updated with all your contacts.
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Outlook.com comes with free Word, Excel, and PowerPoint web apps built-in, plus 7 GB of free cloud storage for sharing photos, videos, or other large files without huge attachments.
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