Microsoft Officially Launches Outlook.com

Today, Microsoft Corp announced that its highly popular email service, Outlook.com, is ready for primetime.  Since the release of Outlook.com last summer as a preview, millions of people have already actively started using it, making it the world's fastest growing email service, going from 0 to 60 million in just six months.  To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60076-microsoft-outlook-email-service (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130219/MM61684LOGO) A vision for modern email Email is a critical part of our everyday lives; email plays a crucial role in how we get things done.  Outlook.com was designed as an email service focused on removing barriers and simply getting people going.  Outlook.com gets people going in four key areas: Delivering a beautiful, fresh and intuitive experience on modern browsers and devices Keeping people connected with their friends and co-workers across the networks they really use Providing a smart and powerful inbox to handle today's email needs including SkyDrive for sharing virtually anything in a single email Putting people back in control by prioritizing their privacy More than 60 million help make the Outlook.com vision come to life Through the preview, Microsoft has heard