Actually, the new interface was too slow and they decided to go with a lighter version originally intended for older browsers. It's actually quite enlightening - it shows that the old web is very much still alive and kicking.
- Matt Small ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:22 PM Subject: RE: Hotmail and Web 2.0 > No, keep in mind Hotmail is still several times more popular than gmail. > They were making it work Outlook web access that ships with Exchange. > It's very cool. However the average hot mail user didn't want it. They > created a new less interactive one and people loved it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 6:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Hotmail and Web 2.0 > > Wow, I didn't use HotMail. > > Did they put too MUCH crap into it? Did Microsoft once again fail to > grasp what's making Gmail so popular? > > Rick > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:234044 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
