JUST RECEIVED CANNED GENERAL EMAIL STATING I HAVE TO TAKE ACTION . . .

IT CONTRADICT ANSWERS FOUND ON THIS BLOG/ FORUM.

OUTLOOK.COM/ HOTMAIL SERVICES AS STATED ON THIS BLOG/ FORUM ARE SUPPOSE TO REMAIN " FREE OF ALL CHARGES " DUE TO THE ADVERTISING FEES COLLECTED BY M$.  THIS EMAIL FROM THE OUTLOOK TEAM STATES I HAVE Windows Live Mail Ver. 2012 AND HAVE TO UPGRADE TO OFFICE 365 WITH A MONTHLY/ YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE.
 

<QUESTION>:  IS THE MAIL FREE - OR DO WE PAY FOR IT ?

1) I USE A WINDOWS 7 DESKTOP (NO TOUCH SCREEN)

2) MY DESKTOP EMAIL CLIENT IS Windows Live Mail Ver. 2009 (W/ Locally stored MAIL) via Download Windows Essentials
     NOTICE VERSION  2009  NOT 2012 AS STATED IN THE EMAIL RECEIVED.

<QUESTION>:  IS IT THE DESKTOP EMAIL CLIENT OR SOMETHING OTHER THAT IS UPDATED ?  THE LANGUAGE USED VERY GENERAL/ NON SPECIFIC AND ASSUMING.

<QUESTION>: PRESUMING I MOVE TO YOUR  ' NEW ' EMAIL SYSTEM AND PURCHASE OFFICE365 VIA SUBSCR.; CAN MULTIPLE EMAIL ADDRESSES BE USED AS IN THE HOTMAIL SYSTEM? (PRESENTLY I AM USING 7 DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESSES WITH MY ONE(1) SINGLE ACCOUNT DESKTOP EMAIL CLIENT .

I RARELY ACCESS EMAIL VIA BROWSER (or) ONLINE, DUE TO NON ABILITY TO BACKUP or SAVE THE EMAIL.