Wow, this is unexpected. Microsoft is trying to redesign itself and now it is doing this? Google have much more public approval and trust than Microsoft. Why an

Wow, this is unexpected. Microsoft is trying to redesign itself and now it is doing this? Google have much more public approval and trust than Microsoft. Why anyone would prefer to pay Microsoft to be its main email hosting rather than pay the same money for amazing Gmail features? I am using Live.com at the moment for my own domain, but the news will probably make me to move to Gmail. Live is really nice service but if priced the same as Google - Gmail is in the lead. To be honest I would prefer to see untargeted ad in main inbox field (thus no tracking) rather than pay... What happened to basic FREE features on the web? If free business email was possible in 2000s, why now in era of cheap hosting is becoming extinct?