{"id":442,"date":"2012-12-27T10:28:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T15:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2012-12-27T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T15:28:25","slug":"gmail-vs-outlook-com-which-offers-the-best-email-in-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2012\/12\/27\/gmail-vs-outlook-com-which-offers-the-best-email-in-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail vs. Outlook.com: Which offers the best email in the cloud?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s an elephant in the room, and it\u2019s wearing a Microsoft T-shirt.
\nOf course, when it comes to business-friendly webmail services, Gmail has been the go-to tool for as long as anyone can remember. Outlook? That was purely a desktop mail client. Hotmail? Most business users wouldn\u2019t touch that with a 10-foot spam filter.
\nBut, now, here comes Outlook.com, Microsoft\u2019s new webmail service. And you know what? It\u2019s pretty good. So good, in fact, that it deserves a chance to challenge Gmail head-on. Call it the elephant in the room versus the 800-pound gorilla.
\nGmail already has legions of fans and a solid reputation as a versatile, reliable mail service. Outlook.com needs to prove that it\u2019s not just Hotmail with a fresh coat of paint, that it can give business users the tools they need to work quickly, efficiently, and securely. And how does it rate at handling both work and personal email? Can it keep them separate but equal? For that matter, can Gmail?
\nBefore I put these two in the ring, however, keep in mind that Outlook.com isn\u2019t intended to replace Outlook for Windows. Although you can use the former to manage multiple mail accounts (both business and personal), as you can Gmail, it can\u2019t import Outlook PST files\u2014only Outlook contacts exported to a CSV file. If you\u2019re thinking that Outlook.com might just be the tool you need to free yourself from the shackles of its desktop counterpart, think again. (See the comparison chart at the end of this article for details.)<\/p>\n

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