1996–1997 | 1997–1998 | 1998–2000 | 2000–2007 | 2005 (beta) | 2005–2007 (beta) |
2007–2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2013 | 2012–2013 | 2012–2019 | 2019–present |
Hotmail[]
1996–1997[]
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Hotmail was launched on July 4, 1996. Its original name and capitalization refers to HTML, the encoding language used by the World Wide Web.
1997–1998[]
MSN Hotmail[]
1998–2000[]
Hotmail was sold to Microsoft in December 1997. In November 1998, after it was added to the MSN group of services, it was renamed MSN Hotmail.
2000–2007[]
As a result of the new MSN logo, the Hotmail logo has also changed.
Windows Live Mail (beta)[]
2005 (beta)[]
This logo was used in a few places, including Windows Live Mail beta frisbee that was sent to beta testers around 2005.
2005–2007 (beta)[]
In November 2005 the new Windows Live services was launched. Windows Live Mail replaced MSN Hotmail and started its time in beta form.
Windows Live Hotmail[]
2007–2010[]
In February 2007, the Hotmail name returned thus became Windows Live Hotmail. It is now integrated into the new Windows Live services and has replaced MSN Hotmail.
2010–2011[]
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With the release of Windows Live Wave 4 update in mid-2010, Hotmail got a new logo along with other Live services.
Microsoft Hotmail[]
2011–2013[]
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All Windows Live services are rebranded as Microsoft services as Microsoft decides to end the Windows Live brand.
2012–2013[]
This logo is applied due to Metro design language. This logo did not replace the mark above it, but was used as a transition mark while Outlook.com was still in beta throughout the second half of 2012 and the beginning of 2013.
Outlook.com[]
2012–2019[]
Outlook.com was launched on July 31, 2012 as a successor to Hotmail and also a companion to Microsoft Outlook, the Office application. It phased out Hotmail on May 3, 2013.
2019–present[]
This logo is the same as the Outlook app.
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