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Re:Don't forget Microsoft by bear8642 on Monday January 31, 2022 @12:36AM (#30144925)
>I don't understand why they makes me type out the "@outlook.com" part at login.

Probably due to that's not the only address they support still - I've got a hotmail.co.uk account and outlook login page for me.

Another thought is universities and other groups use outlook as their MX signing in via outlook.com which can then redirect

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Re:Don't forget Microsoft by nsonha on Monday January 31, 2022 @03:54AM (#30145946)
gmail has the same thing, but username will autocomplete to @gmail.com unless otherwise provided
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Re:Don't forget Microsoft by anothernewdude on Monday January 31, 2022 @04:46AM (#30146263)
If only they had different websites or domains to use for those different login pages.
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Re:Don't forget Microsoft by atdrummond on Monday January 31, 2022 @03:21AM (#30145740)
Yup - my old LSE e-mail was via outlook.com
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