Talk:Windows Live Mail

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[edit] Name

The name of this product is not Windows Live Mail Center. The Windows Live Mail Desktop Team has denied any name change in the first place. And even if they did change the name, it has been changed back. (See Windows Live) "The official name for the product is Windows Live Mail Desktop. I've heard rumors in the blogsphere say that we've changed the product name, but we haven't."-Lewis Lin (From a Members-only forum on The Hive)

--[rrrperson] 21:56, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I quite like my addition

  • Plenty of huge javascript ads that can't be removed by Internet Explorer users but can be removed by users of Firefox and Adblock Plus

I bet it will be the truth; you just watch~!

This isn't really the place for jokes. It's seen as vandalism. Maybe you could write something factual about Live Mail's shortcomings, but it would need to be rock solid. Good luck, Noit 03:30, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Those ads can be removed by a dedicated (not browser-based) ad-blocker, such as the excellent (IMHO) one built into Symantec Client Firewall (which I use). --[rrrperson] 21:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Uppercase D

The "D" in "Desktop" is uppercase. At http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionid=6ac2bed2-b5a4-4a0a-a897-e36dd191a9f4 (Official Windows Live Ideas Live Desktop page) and the official developer's blog at http://morethanmail.spaces.live.com/, the "Desktop" is still capitalised. In the actual application, it's lowercase because it's styled like that. It's like Flickr's logo (the "f" is lowercase in the logo, but it's capitalised everywhere else). bCube(talk,contribs); 19:41, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, you are right, bCube, and for that I apologize. I should've left it alone after Jeremy.Visser fixed it back to how it should be. Sorry.. --Illyria05-- 04:08, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
What is with the big deal with uppercase/lowercase? Please stop changing the article regarding uppercase "D" or lowercase "d", as mentioned above, the official name was with an uppercase, and lowercase is only used as a styling purpose. Besides, why worry now when the name has been even changed? Pikablu0530 23:22, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Announcement of new name

Microsoft officially announced in its press release that Windows Live Mail desktop will be named "Windows Live Mail":

More to come. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will introduce an additional e-mail client option for Windows Live Hotmail with the release of Windows Live Mail beta, a free consumer e-mail client available via download that will be a successor to Outlook Express and Windows Mail on Windows Vista™.

[edit] Re: Misleading URL

The URL given in the infobox does not lead you to the beta released launched on May 30(accounting that the rest of the information in the infobox is correct) which should be Version 12. Instead it leads you to the release of Version 8. Any comments? Proof of V12? Or Current URL for Download?

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by LordDarren (talk • contribs) 21:19, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

The beta was only meant to be released for people in certain countries. These countries are the US, UK, India, France, Japan, Germany, China and Spain. It is mentioned on the Messenger blog. If you aren't in one of those countries then you are redirected to get.live.com. Swanny92 12:06, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beta link (applies to Mail, Messenger and Writer)

The beta link for those programs can only be accessed by users from the countries listed here. If your computer isn't set to one of those countries, then you get redirected to get.live.com. The user you changed the link had a point, that link enables ALL USERS (including me who's in Australia) to access the beta page. I changed the link back, and edited it on the Messenger page and the Writer page. If any objections, please discuss here. Swanny92 12:35, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Latest Build

The Latest Build section talks about build 12.0.1184, The latest build is 12.0.1365. 72.235.67.94 07:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)