I just thought so many people have Hotmail so their regular email address is more protected. I don't know squat about it but thought this was the reason for 'Hotmail' accounts. So I guessed then if you really screwed up and some crazies got your Hotmail address and harassed you then you could simply change the Hotmail address to something else and start again without changing your main personal address family and friends may have. So I thought the Hotmail address was more of a short term email that was more expendable.