Windows Live Mail: Successor to…
Outlook Express and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. Yep. You read that right.
Liveside has published few Q&A on Windows Live Mail.
Q: Will Windows Live Mail overwrite Windows Mail on Windows Vista? How about Outlook Express on XP SP2?
A: Windows Live Mail will not overwrite or remove Windows Mail or Outlook Express. Instead, it will be the successor and superset of the existing free clients, changing the entry points (so things like shortcuts replaced).Q: What does this mean for Windows Mail support in Windows Vista SP1 and beyond?
A: Windows Mail and Outlook Express will continue to be supported as they are today (including bug fixes) while at the same time new innovation and future investment are made to Windows Live Mail.Q: Will Windows Live Mail have ads?
A: While there won’t be graphical ads, we will continue to test Active Search in the US, but users will have the option to disable it/turn it off and on.
Have a read of the complete article at Liveside

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