Microsoft Ends Custom Domain Support For Outlook.com, Suggests Users For Office 365 Migration
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This was an expected move from Microsoft, Microsoft has finally ended the custom domain support for Outlook.com. Custom domain support was one of the coolest feature that differentiated Outlook.com/Hotmail from Gmail in the recent years. Microsoft posted on Windows Live Admin Center homepage that Outlook.com no longer offers support for new custom domain sign ups and new customers looking to manage custom domains are encouraged to use Office 365. If you are already using custom domains on Outlook.com, Microsoft will continue to support the ability to log in to Outlook.com with your existing custom domain email address, but you will no longer be able to add or remove accounts in your domain.
Changes to custom domains with Outlook.com
Outlook.com no longer offers support for new custom domain sign ups. New customers looking to manage custom domains are encouraged to use Office 365, Microsoft’s premium online service, which also includes enterprise-class mail, collaboration and communication tools.
If you currently use custom domains with Outlook.com
We will continue to support the ability to log in to Outlook.com with your existing custom domain email address, but you will no longer be able to add or remove accounts in your domain.
For domain administrators who wish to continue to manage email addresses in their domain, we will be providing the option to migrate your account to Office 365. As part of Office 365, you will be able to continue managing your custom domains, as well as use many additional productivity tools including shared calendars, cloud storage and instant messaging.
Current customers using custom domains with Outlook.com will be notified via email in the coming weeks with further details and instructions on how to migrate.
Office 365 Small Business plan will cost you $60 per year and will offer Business-class email (50GB storage), Online conferencing, Public website, File storage and sharing and Office Online.
Visit Windows Live Admin Center for more information.
