14 DAY TRIAL // It may not get much recognition, but Yahoo Mail is still one of the most popular webmail clients, used by hundreds of millions of people. It recently got a major revamp and Yahoo is now following up on the launch, boasting about the fact that 50 million people already use the latest version of Yahoo Mail, about three weeks after launch.
But Yahoo wants everyone to switch over, users will get notifications over the coming months, urging them to upgrade.
Considering that Yahoo is still running the ancient Yahoo Mail Classic, it's unlikely that it will be forcing users to update, but it seems people are satisfied with the new Yahoo Mail and are switching over on their own.
"The newest version of Yahoo! Mail is out of beta and ready for you!," Stephanie Shum, Sr. Product Manager for Yahoo! Mail, wrote.
"We’ve got over 50 million users actively using the newest version of Yahoo! Mail and we want you to join them in this faster, safer, easier experience. In the coming months you’ll be asked to upgrade to the latest version of Yahoo! Mail, but you don’t have to wait," she added.
The new Yahoo Mail spent several months in beta, during which time users wanting to see what Yahoo has cooking could switch over to the new client. Yahoo also introduced new features throughout this time.
After thorough testing, the new Yahoo Mail was rolled out for everyone, but it's not a forced update, users have to choose to switch over. This is because most users, especially Yahoo ones, don't like change, especially one as big as the complete revamp of Yahoo Mail.
But Yahoo is urging everyone to upgrade and will continue to 'pester' users with notifications. And it's not done with improving the new Yahoo Mail either, the company says there quite a few new features and functionality already in the works.