Hotmail=Spambox

I have been using Hotmail since about 1995 or so. When it was new I thought it was the bomb because it was free and I could check my mail from any computer anywhere. I have never "upgraded" or paid M$ a dime for Hotmail. The author has a point, it seems to me that a larger amount of spam is allowed into my inbox as an "incentive" to "upgrade" to better spam protection. Because of this my Hotmail account eventually became my spam account. I use it whenever I am required to give an email address to a website (Like just now when I created this account for the Register). I have had much better luck with Yahoo.