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November 6, 2007 1:22 PM PST

Live.com e-mail addresses up for grabs

Posted by Ina Fried
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The wait for Microsoft's Live.com e-mail addresses is over.

Microsoft is now taking sign-ups (or at least it was a few minutes ago) at get.live.com. The company released the final version of Windows Live Hotmail a little while back, but has held off on releasing the Live.com domain for a while, though some folks did manage to snag a few addresses before now.

What worked for me was going to that Web site (make sure you are logged out of Windows Live), clicking Hotmail, and then signing up. Some people in the newsroom have reported getting an error message when trying to sign up the way I did; Microsoft says on the site that it is "working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service."

I just grabbed BeyondBinary and InaFried, but I'm sure all my readers are far more creative. Drop me a note at one of my new addresses and let me know what clever things you snagged.

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft. E-mail Ina.
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No offense Ina
by MyRightEye November 6, 2007 1:58 PM PST
But are you a guy or a girl??
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LOAL
by terminalblue November 6, 2007 2:50 PM PST
i have been wondering that since this blog started popping up on my RSS. i wasnt gonna ask tho.
WIN
Check out my first blog post
by Ina Fried November 6, 2007 2:17 PM PST
Should answer all your questions.

-Ina
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Whoa
by MyRightEye November 6, 2007 2:44 PM PST
OK, if there's not a straight answer, I'd rather not, thanks!
Was not expecting that
by Dachi November 7, 2007 8:39 AM PST
You can find the first blog entry here: http://www.news.com/8300-13860_3-56-2.htm

"Beyond Binary is also a not-so-subtle reference to my gender. For those who don't know, I spent my first four years at CNET working as a male before transitioning to female in June 2003. ..."

I am not easily surprised.
Shudder Microsoft
by MaLvaDo39 November 6, 2007 2:48 PM PST
I got @mac.com and @gmail.com

It's a wonderful world without Microsoft!!!
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Another lousy Microsoft experience
by dishevel November 6, 2007 6:45 PM PST
In typical M$ fashion, you have to download and install software just to attempt to set up an email account. When I ran the installer it went from "Checking your computer for Windows Live programs. This may take a few minutes" to "Sorry, this is taking a little longer than expected. Please bear with us just a few more minutes." I waited at least 15 minutes, but eventually just gave up. Pathetic...
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don't install
by wschaik November 6, 2007 8:50 PM PST
you're wrong, by hovering your mouse over the hotmail item on the left and then clicking "more" on the right, you can sign up without any downloads

sorry, all the good names were taken while you were downloading :-)
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live.com or windowslive.com
by vedluap November 7, 2007 3:45 PM PST
I tried signing up using Ina's suggestion. The only options for the domain name were 'hotmail.com' and 'windowslive.com'. No sign of 'live.com'. Is this what others have experienced. Ina said she managed to get a 'live.com' address. I wonder if this is restricted to users in the US only.
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