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		V2hLe0ThslzRaV2 on Dec 31, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Hotmail changed Microsoft and email Anyone interested in story behind Hotmail should checkout: "PS: I Love You. Get Your Free Email at Hotmail" https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/18/ps-i-love-you-get-your-fre... and here is the story of how Microsoft acquired Hotmail: https://twit.tv/shows/twit-bits/episodes/4597

lathiat on Jan 1, 2018 | [–]

Relatedly unrelatedly reminded me of the ILOVEYOU virus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILOVEYOU

smelendez on Jan 1, 2018 | [–]

"P.S. I love you" could have been in the referral link at the bottom?

What a mistake that would have been, especially when people were new to email and online ads.

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