Windows Live Mail 2012 vs Outlook 2013

[Dolby]

Which of these is the better option to choose?

I have access to both

 

[Hostking]

I would go with Outlook 2013. Rather stick with that as it integrates into many things windows live cannot. Here are some good points on an old link:

http://superuser.com/questions/93901/should-i-be-using-windows-live-mail-or-outlook

Quote:

Windows Live Mail is free software which lacks the full functionality of Outlook. If you want to have something for free, use Live Mail. If you want something professional that will integrate your calendar, contacts, and email, use Outlook. Additionally, Outlook can connect to Microsoft Exchange Server, which should be considered if you are in a business environment.

As far as migration benefits, Outlook is far superior than Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express. Outlook stores all of your emails and data in a Microsoft Personal File Folder (PST File) which can be simply copied from your old computer to new computer if you ever buy a new system. Windows Live Mail is much more complicated and difficult to migrate.

 

[koeks525]

I prefer Outlook 2013 to Windows Live Mail. It looks a lot better in my opinion and I didn't need the Outlook Connector (I had to have this in Outlook 2010).

 

[ponder]

Outlook would be a better email client.