Microsoft have managed to come up with yet another way to make me dislike them. Starting from next year, for "security" reasons, Hotmail users will not be able to use MS Outlook/Outlook Express to read their accounts.
I use this handy facility quite a bit and will miss it. Apparently it will be possible to continue doing this, at a cost of $20/year, but I'm not prepared to pay for what's currently free. In any case, if there are security issues, surely they exist whether or not you hand over 20 bucks?