Microsoft did much to try and improve hotmail, rebranding as Hotmail Live.
And it is somewhat better.
But the SPAM detection is the worst I’ve seen. (Didn’t Bill Gates promise to eliminate SPAM?)
And why are they wasting all this prime pixel space putting a small ad into a huge header?
hotmail – Wikipedia
Rick McCharles 
Yep, I have an acct only because of msn messenger which I use. I continue to get at least 7 – 10 junks a day. I receive virtually NO real email, as I don’t use that account for email. Ever.
Spam is the one of the most annoying things in my day – in addition to Vegas traffic. Bill Gates has a lot of work to do!