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The One Sentence That Made Hotmail Popular

Feb 11, 2026
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  • Hotmail's rapid growth led to acquisition by Microsoft for $400 million.
  • Microsoft and Yahoo! competed to acquire the popular email service.
  • The acquisition in 1997 was a major internet milestone.

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