Yahoo, gmail and hotmail have beta versions, will they be around forever or should i not use them?

as far as i know yahoo has beta mail... you can still have the old version.. if you like..there is no beta gmail or beta hotmail.





I have been using hotmail and yahoo for the last 6 years...
Yahoo, gmail and hotmail have beta versions, will they be around forever or should i not use them?
I would advise against using Hotmail.
Reply:Beta software is a program that hast reached its final stage of development. Beta software is often offered to the public to use, for the program designers to get feedback on issues with the software so they can fix it......Often beta software has bugs that can cause issues with your computer, this software is usually recommended for the more savvy user......and not recommended for the typical user, as it can cause problems with your PC......
Reply:Beta products like that may stay BETA for awhile until one they feel that the service is ready or if they ever to decide to make it a pay version. GMAIL your best bet .... Google aint going anywhere for a long time
Reply:Yahoo Mail Beta doesn't support all browsers for now (it's because it's using Web 2.0 standard which not all browsers adapted to yet... Konqueror is one of them for example). It has minor bugs but from the looks of things they will release the final version pretty soon.


Hotmail Beta, also named Live Mail is available only in some countries and support only IE for now.. It received bad reviews so I won't encourage you to use it.. I've seen the reviews but never had the chance of using it though..


Google Mail is simple but it does the job and it's very fast! You can even communicate directly with your online contacts which are using gmail also... No need for IM.
Reply:as far as i know, "beta" is a trial version of an update that they are trying to make.





for the yahoo, you could switch back to the original if you don't like it