>I think I would argue Outlook is better on the grounds that Microsoft is not an advertising company. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesnt the free outlook.com

>I think I would argue Outlook is better on the grounds that Microsoft is not an advertising company. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesnt the free outlook.com (formerly hotmail) still have ads for everybody who doesnt pay? When I log in, I have a banner on the right. But to your point, maybe the ad is there to annoy people into paying, and less as a source of revenue.