I've had a Hotmail account for nearly three decades, and for most of that time, I’ve also maintained a paid Exchange-hosted email tied to one of my domains. That Exchange service is set to expire in a couple of years, and honestly?I won’t be renewing it.
Why? Spam!
Both accounts are bombarded with spam, and it seems to come in waves. Some days, things are fine. Other days, my inbox looks like a dumping ground for phishing attempts, fake invoices, and outright scams. It’s as if Microsoft takes a vacation from spam filtering every so often, just to remind us what email would be like without safeguards.
I don’t get it.
Meanwhile, I have a Gmail account that’s nearly as old, and guess what? It gets almost no spam . Maybe three junk emails a week, if that. Google clearly has figured this out. Why hasn’t Microsoft?
This is a big reason why I’ve moved most of my personal domains to a private shared email host, and the difference is night and day. At most, I might get one spam email a week.
So, Microsoft, if you're listening: Do better!
Have you noticed the same problem? Let me know your experiences in the comments!
