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Compare Outlook.com with Gmail.com & yahoomail .com

Compare Outlook.com with Gmail.com & yahoomail .com


Compare Outlook.com to other leading online, personal email services to see how it stacks up against the competition. Outlook.com has an intuitive UI, unique tools to organize your inbox, and ways to keep your address book automatically updated


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Keeps spam in your inbox at less than 3%Blue checkmark
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SSL turned on by defaultBlue checkmark
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Doesn't serve targeted ads based on email contentsBlue checkmark



Modern inbox






Virtually unlimited storage (free)Blue checkmark


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Watch videos or slide shows from your inboxBlue checkmark
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Share, view, and edit Microsoft Office docs using Office Web AppsBlue checkmark



Send photo slide shows from your inboxBlue checkmark



Organize emails by conversation (optional)Blue checkmark
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Send mail from other email accountsBlue checkmark
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One click mark as readBlue checkmark



Organizational tools






Create aliases—additional addresses that link to your inboxBlue checkmark


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Organize inbox by custom categories, folders, or bothBlue checkmark


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Auto-categorize newslettersBlue checkmark
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Flag important messages to the top of your inboxBlue checkmark
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Create time-based rules, such as "delete after 3 days"Blue checkmark



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Mobile access






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Exchange ActiveSync (EAS)Blue checkmark
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POP aggregationBlue checkmark
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IMAPBlue checkmark
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People






Connect to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and GoogleBlue checkmark



Chat with Facebook friendsBlue checkmark



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