Hotmail email is quite popular. As many people have been using it for email for over thirty years, it was one of the original email services! After launching in the late 1990s, Microsoft bought it and eventually rebranded it to Outlook/Live email. Unfortunately, the Hotmail and Live interface is full of ads, so it makes it harder to focus on your email. Microsoft offers an ad-free option, but many people just want a simple email service without needing to pay for anything.