Hotmail.com、Msn.com、Live.com 和 Outlook.com 之间有什么区别？(What is the difference between Hotmail.com, Msn.com, Live.com & Outlook.com?)
您是否对(Are)Hotmail.com、Msn.com、Live.com和Outlook.com感到困惑？想知道它们是什么以及它们之间有何不同？那么，您是否尝试过访问 www.hotmail.com(www.hotmail.com)？如果这样做，您将被重定向到Outlook登录页面。这是因为Hotmail实际上已更名为Outlook。所以基本上，Hotmail.com、Msn.com、Live.com和Outlook.com都或多或少地指代相同的网络邮件服务。自从(Ever)微软(Microsoft)收购_Hotmail，它一次又一次地重命名服务，完全混淆了它的用户。以下是从Hotmail(Hotmail)到Outlook的历程：
热邮(HOTMAIL)
最早的网络邮件服务之一，称为Hotmail，于 1996 年成立和推出。Hotmail是使用HTML（超文本标记语言(HyperText Markup Language)）创建和设计的，因此最初的类型为HoTMaiL（注意大写字母）。它允许用户从任何地方访问他们的收件箱，从而将用户从基于 ISP 的电子邮件中解放出来。它在推出后的短短一年内就变得非常流行。
MSN 热邮件
微软(Microsoft)于 1997 年收购Hotmail，并并入微软(Microsoft)的互联网服务，即MSN（微软网络(Microsoft Network)）。然后，Hotmail被重新命名为MSN Hotmail，而它本身仍被普遍称为Hotmail。微软(Microsoft)后来将其与Microsoft Passport（现为Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)）相关联，并进一步将其与 MSN 下的其他服务合并，如(MSN)MSN messenger(MSN)（即时消息传递）和MSN空间。
WINDOWS Live 热邮件
在 2005-2006 年，微软(Microsoft)宣布了许多MSN服务的新品牌名称，即Windows Live。微软(Microsoft)最初计划将MSN Hotmail重命名为Windows Live Mail，但 beta 测试人员更喜欢众所周知的名称Hotmail。因此，MSN Hotmail在其他重命名的MSN服务中成为Windows Live Hotmail 。该服务专注于提高速度、增加存储空间、更好的用户体验和可用性功能。后来，Hotmail被“重新发明”，添加了分类、即时操作等新功能(Instant Actions), 预定的Sweep等。
从那时起，MSN品牌将其主要关注点转移到新闻、天气、体育和娱乐等在线内容，这些内容通过其门户网站 msn.com 提供，Windows Live涵盖了微软的所有在线服务。没有更新到这项新服务的老(Old)用户仍然可以访问MSN Hotmail界面。
外表(OUTLOOK)
2012 年，Windows Live品牌停产。其中一些服务被独立重新命名，而另一些则作为应用程序和服务集成到Windows 操作系统中。(Windows OS)时至今日(Till)，webmail 服务虽然多次更名，但被称为Hotmail ，但在(Hotmail)Windows Live停产后，Hotmail最终成为Outlook。Outlook 是今天众所周知的Microsoft webmail 服务的名称。(Microsoft)
现在，outlook.com 是官方网络邮件服务，您可以将其用于任何Microsoft电子邮件地址，无论是 Outlook.com 电子邮件还是之前使用的Hotmail.com、msn.com 或 live.com。请注意，虽然您仍然可以访问Hotmail.com、Live.com或Msn.com上的旧电子邮件帐户，但只能将新帐户设置为 outlook.com 帐户。
所以，这就是Hotmail如何更改为MSN Hotmail，然后是Windows Live Hotmail，最后是Outlook。微软(Microsoft)的所有这些品牌重塑和重命名都导致了用户的困惑。现在，我们已经清楚了Hotmail.com、Msn.com、Live.com和Outlook.com，还剩下一个混乱。当我们说Outlook(Outlook)时，我们到底是什么意思？早些时候，当我们说Hotmail时，其他人知道我们在说什么，但现在在所有这些重命名之后，我们看到许多不同的产品或服务与通用名称“ Outlook ”相关联。
OUTLOOK.COM、OUTLOOK 邮件和（办公室）OUTLOOK(OUTLOOK.COM, OUTLOOK MAIL AND (OFFICE) OUTLOOK)
在我们继续了解Outlook.com、Outlook 邮件(Outlook Mail)和Outlook有何不同之前，我们将首先讨论两个完全不同的东西：Web电子邮件客户端（或 Web 应用程序）和桌面(Desktop)电子邮件客户端。这些基本上是您可以访问电子邮件的两种可能方式。
网络电子邮件客户端(WEB EMAIL CLIENT)
每当您在网络浏览器（如Chrome(Chrome)、Firefox、Internet Explorer等）上登录您的电子邮件帐户时，您都会使用网络电子邮件客户端。例如，您在任何 Web 浏览器上登录到 Outlook.com 上的帐户。您不需要特定的程序来通过网络电子邮件客户端访问您的电子邮件。您只需要一台设备（如您的计算机或笔记本电脑）和互联网连接。请注意，当您通过手机上的网络浏览器访问电子邮件时，您再次使用的是网络电子邮件客户端。
桌面电子邮件客户端(DESKTOP EMAIL CLIENT)
另一方面，当您启动程序来访问您的电子邮件时，您正在使用桌面电子邮件客户端。你可以在你的电脑甚至你的手机上使用这个程序（在这种情况下它是一个移动邮件应用程序）。换句话说，您用来特别访问您的电子邮件帐户的特定程序是您的桌面电子邮件客户端。
现在，您一定想知道为什么我们要讨论这两种类型的电子邮件客户端。实际上，这就是Outlook.com、Outlook Mail和Outlook之间的区别。从Outlook.com开始，它实际上是指当前微软(Microsoft)的网络电子邮件客户端，之前是Hotmail.com。2015 年，微软(Microsoft)推出了Outlook Web App（或OWA），它现在是“网络上的Outlook ”，是(Outlook)Office 365的一部分。它包括以下四项服务：Outlook Mail、Outlook Calendar、Outlook People和Outlook 任务(Outlook Tasks)。其中，Outlook Mail是您用于访问电子邮件的 Web 电子邮件客户端。如果您已订阅Office 365或有权访问Exchange Server ，则可以使用它。换句话说，Outlook Mail是您之前使用的(Outlook Mail)Hotmail界面的替代品。最后，Microsoft的桌面电子邮件客户端称为Outlook或Microsoft Outlook，有时也称为Office Outlook。它是Office 95(Office 95)以来Microsoft Outlook的一部分，包括日历、联系人管理器和任务管理等功能。注意Microsoft Outlook也可用于装有(Microsoft Outlook)Android或 iOS 操作系统的手机和平板电脑以及少数版本的Windows手机。
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就是这样。我们希望您与Hotmail和Outlook相关的所有困惑现在都已解决，并且您已经清楚了一切。
Difference between Hotmail.com, Msn.com, Live.com & Outlook.com?
What is the difference between Hotmail.com, Msn.com, Live.com & Outlook.com?
Are you confused between Hotmail.com, Msn.com, Live.com, and Outlook.com? Wondering what they are and how they are different from each other? Well, have you ever tried reaching www.hotmail.com? If you did, you would have been redirected to Outlook sign-in page. This is because Hotmail, in fact, was rebranded to Outlook. So basically, Hotmail.com, Msn.com, Live.com, and Outlook.com all refer to, more or less, the same webmail service. Ever since Microsoft acquired Hotmail, it has been renaming the service time and again, completely confusing its users. Here’s how the journey from Hotmail to Outlook was:
HOTMAIL
One of the first webmail services, known as Hotmail, was founded and launched in 1996. Hotmail was created and designed using HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and, hence, was originally type cased as HoTMaiL (notice the capital letters). It allowed users to access their inbox from anywhere and therefore freed the users from ISP-based email. It became quite popular within just a year of its launch.
MSN HOTMAIL
Microsoft acquired Hotmail in 1997 and merged into Microsoft’s internet services, known as MSN (Microsoft Network). Then, Hotmail was rebranded as MSN Hotmail, while it was still popularly known as Hotmail itself. Microsoft later linked it with Microsoft Passport (now Microsoft account) and further merged it with other services under MSN like MSN messenger (instant messaging) and MSN spaces.
WINDOWS LIVE HOTMAIL
In 2005-2006, Microsoft announced a new brand name for many of the MSN services, i.e., Windows Live. Microsoft initially planned to rename MSN Hotmail to Windows Live Mail but the beta testers preferred the well-known name Hotmail. As a result of this, MSN Hotmail became Windows Live Hotmail among the other renamed MSN services. The service focused on improving the speed, increasing the storage space, better user experience and usability features. Later, Hotmail was “re-invented” to add new features such as Categories, Instant Actions, scheduled Sweep, etc.
From then, the MSN brand shifted its primary focus to online content like news, weather, sports, and entertainment, which was made available through its web portal msn.com and Windows Live covered all of Microsoft’s online services. Old users who had not updated to this new service could still access the MSN Hotmail interface.
OUTLOOK
In 2012, the Windows Live brand was discontinued. Some of the services were rebranded independently and others were integrated into the Windows OS as apps and services. Till now, the webmail service, though renamed a few times, was known as Hotmail but after the discontinuation of Windows Live, Hotmail finally became Outlook. The outlook is the name by which Microsoft webmail is service is known today.
Now, outlook.com is the official webmail service that you can use for any of your Microsoft email addresses, be it outlook.com email or the earlier used Hotmail.com, msn.com or live.com. Note that while you can still access your older email accounts on Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Msn.com, the new accounts can only be made as outlook.com accounts.
So, this was how Hotmail changed to MSN Hotmail, then to Windows Live Hotmail and then finally to Outlook. All this rebranding and renaming by Microsoft led to confusion among the users. Now, that we have Hotmail.com, Msn.com, Live.com, and Outlook.com all clear, there is still one more confusion left. What exactly do we mean when we say Outlook? Earlier when we said Hotmail, others knew what we were talking about but now after all this renaming, we see many different products or services linked to the common name ‘Outlook’.
OUTLOOK.COM, OUTLOOK MAIL AND (OFFICE) OUTLOOK
Before we move on to understanding how Outlook.com, Outlook Mail and Outlook are different, we will first talk about the two completely different things: Web email client (or web app) and Desktop email client. These are basically the two possible ways in which you can access your emails.
WEB EMAIL CLIENT
You use a web email client whenever you log in to your email account on a web browser (like Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.). For example, you log in to your account on outlook.com on any of the web browsers. You do not need a specific program for accessing your emails through a web email client. All you need is a device (like your computer or laptop) and an internet connection. Note that when you access your emails through the web browser on your mobile phone, you are again using a web email client.
DESKTOP EMAIL CLIENT
On the other hand, you are using a desktop email client when you launch a program to access your emails. You could be using this program on your computer or even your mobile phone (in which case it is a mobile mail app). In other words, the specific program that you use to particularly access your email account is your desktop email client.
Now, you must be wondering why we are talking about these two types of email clients. Actually, this is what differentiates between Outlook.com, Outlook Mail and Outlook. Starting with Outlook.com, it actually refers to current Microsoft’s web email client, which earlier was Hotmail.com. In 2015, Microsoft launched the Outlook Web App (or OWA), which is now ‘Outlook on the web’ as a part of Office 365. It included the following four services: Outlook Mail, Outlook Calendar, Outlook People and Outlook Tasks. Out of these, Outlook Mail is the web email client you use for accessing your emails. You can use it if you have subscribed to Office 365 or if you have access to Exchange Server. Outlook Mail, in other words, is the substitute of the Hotmail interface you used earlier. Lastly, Microsoft’s desktop email client is called Outlook or Microsoft Outlook or sometimes, Office Outlook. It is a part of Microsoft Outlook since Office 95 and includes features like calendar, contact manager and task management. Note that Microsoft Outlook is also available for mobile phones and tablets with Android or iOS operating systems and for few versions of Windows phone.
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So that is it. We hope all your confusion related to Hotmail and Outlook are now resolved and you have everything clear.
