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The Hotmail stigma

Accepted submission by canopic jug at 2018-01-02 04:16:57
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Ars Technica has an article over the background behind Hotmail [arstechnica.com] 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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