Microsoft restores Hotmail service after glitch

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SEATTLE | Tue Jan 4, 2011 2:26am EST

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Hotmail service, the world's most-used online email system, is back to normal operations on Monday after some users over the weekend lost access to emails or found them transferred to a deleted mail folder.

The world's largest software company, which has more than 360 million Hotmail users, said it has "restored full email access and recovered content to those who were affected."

Microsoft's online message boards and Twitter were abuzz with complaints Sunday about the Hotmail glitch. Microsoft said on Monday it was still investigating the root cause of the problem, which started four days ago.

I don't know that Hotmail is the number on email provider in terms of user base. I think gmail or yahoo will on number one position. This is really big user base of 360 million. How many user use gamil and how many user use Yahoo please share with us.