Is Outlook Express obsolete?

I was alarmed to read, in your reply to Fake update for Outlook Express, that Outlook Express is obsolete. I still use it – should I change to Windows Live Mail?
Derry Diamond

I should have said "obsolescent" or "becoming obsolete". If it does what you need, you don't need to change it. However, Microsoft stopped developing Outlook Express a long time ago – replacing it with Live Mail in Windows Vista. This now synchronises with Live Hotmail and other services, has a photo emailing feature, an RSS reader, a spam filter, calendar and other features. It also provides a common inbox so you can handle mail from several accounts. For XP users, it's part of the Live suite, which optionally includes Photo Gallery and new versions of Messenger.