I am very afraid of being automatically upgraded to outlook.  I use Google Chrome since I have had problem with Explorer 8 since 2011 I have Vista.  Crashes constantly and too aggravating.  Chrome is very basic but rarely crashes. I use explorer only for things I cant do on Chrome or Fire fox.  I do think it is a shame I have to use all 3 to do what I used to do on explorer alone.  

I use hotmail as my primary, I have a google account for subscriptions such as pintrest and diet/recipe accounts and a yahoo account for sites that make you sign up for a 1 time event Basically this is my Junk mail with permission.  Friends have been suggesting I switch google as primary transfer all my saved e-mails to that account so I don't lose everything if I am forced to switch.  When almost 90% of my log ins are me e-mail address either way it is going to be a pain.  

If I am going to have to change over 300 log ins I would like to start now. 
just worked out the full reason why i cant reactivate my hotmail account, its simple its a great big con. Just been told by tech support they can unblock my account for£169, they say there is no other way as my computer must be infected. load of rubbish. allready have good security and no other account for which the info might have been available by the hackers has been accessed. Microsoft apparently dont offer support for hotmail any longer, but have another firm handling it which charges you for it. My account had been made safe well before they blocked it so there was no reason to block it. had tried reactivating email but the link they send you says temporary fault. has been for a few days, obvious to anyone its a big corporate scam. shame on microsoft for deploying these tactics.