I used Hotmail once. One month, I didn't log in because I couldn't find my password (this was years ago). My account was deactivated, and I lost a lot of my supscriptions and registrations. Anyway, I think we all knew that this was coming. The future is looking bleak. Senior executives have decided they have tolerated free services for to long. Nothing can save us now. (Maybe everyone will wise up and switch to Linux.)