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The Hotmail Stigma

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday January 02 2018, @06:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the some-things-only-exist-as-a-warning-to-others dept.

canopic jug writes:

Ars Technica has an article over the background behind Hotmail and how it aquired the stigma it has since its purchase back in 1997 for $450 million. Over the years it served as a showcase for several types of failure, including the inability of Windows servers to work in production or to scale.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Tuesday January 02 2018, @07:15PM (1 child)

    by Rosco P. Coltrane (4757) on Tuesday January 02 2018, @07:15PM (#616833)

    "password" and "abc123" don't require 16 characters.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday January 02 2018, @07:58PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 02 2018, @07:58PM (#616852) Journal

    At least you aren't suggesting 12345 which is reserved for presidents to use on their luggage.

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