Microsoft has announced that it has decided to boost storage capacities of Hotmail email accounts in keeping with similar moves by Google, Yahoo! and the rest.
Microsoft will boost storage to 250 megabytes for users of its free MSN Hotmail and also increased the size of attachments that can be sent with e-mails, to 10 megabytes from 1 megabyte previously. Users of the free MSN Hotmail before had 2 megabytes of storage capacity.
Microsoft also announced a premium Web service called MSN Hotmail Plus, for $19.95 per year, giving customers 2 gigabytes of online storage and the ability to send 20 megabyte attachments.
The changes will start early in July, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft said.