Outlook can also be accessed via email clients using the IMAP or POP protocols.įounded in 1996 by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith as Hotmail, it was acquired by Microsoft in 1997 for an estimated $400 million, with it becoming part of the MSN family of online services, branded as MSN Hotmail.
This includes a webmail interface featuring mail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks services.
, formerly Hotmail, is a free personal email service offered by Microsoft.
