Yes Folks, you weren't hallucinating; and no, you haven't been 'hijacked'-- the good folks at Hotmail Command have just revamped the UI and now it looks different.
Supposedly, it is more "streamlined" and will be "faster".
But -- this is a case of fiddling while Rome burns. There was nothing wrong with Hotmail's look that a good ad blocker didn't cure AND, for some reason, in the last couple of weeks Hotmail has been allowing patently obvious spam through to my Inbox.
Which my recent reader survey seems to indicate is a prevalent and pervasive trend. (I think some of the "no" responses came from trolls.)
What I am saying is that Hotmail used to know that "earn at home" and "Rolex watches" in the Subject line = Spam/Junk, but now doesn't. The filter has lost significant IQ points. (A head injury?)
With Google's Gmail having such an excellent reputation for spam-catching, combined with the fact that Google has Microsoft dead in its sights (and is winning. see Google’s Dominance Is Your Reward) you would think that Hotmail would strive to do better. Instead, they're putting lipstick on a bleeding patient.
Tip of the day: I offer up this idea for folks who have both Hotmail and Gmail-- forward your Hotmail to the Gmail, and access your mail from there. Gmail's spam catcher not only works, it's Best of Breed.
Today's free download: It used to be that you had to get an "invite" to sign up for Google's webmail service, but not any more. Click here, and find out why Gmail is hard to beat.
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