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Around the day Facebook is expected to throw its hat into the crowded and aggressive e-mail ring,Office 2010 Professional Plus X86, it;s really worth noting what the present landscape looks like.Compete.com lately printed stats on e-mail market share,Cheap Windows 7 Starter, based on U.S. Internet people; engagement with web-based email clients.Who;s the greatest of them all? It;s Yahoo. And No. 2 is Microsoft with Hotmail.From a November 11 post about the Compete.com web site (which I noticed through Liveside.Net):“Based on unique visitors from the US IBP (internet browsing population),windows 7 Starter key, Gmail doesn’t even hold a candle to Hotmail (94% larger than Gmail) and Yahoo Mail (190% larger). Gmail’s buzz is obviously much larger than it’s bite.”It;s interesting to see many press and bloggers claim that Facebook;s main target with its anticipated e-mail entry is Gmail (a distant number three in Compete;s stats). It;s also interesting to consider how the Hotmail team views the increasing cooperation between Facebook and Microsoft — especially if Facebook does end up announcing today that it will be offering Facebook e-mail potential customers the ability to view and edit Microsoft Office Internet Apps documents from inside their inbox. That;s a capability that is currently offered only by way of Hotmail.Update: Yes,Office Professional Plus Key, Office Web App integration is part of the new Facebook e-mail (that Facebook officials say isn;t email.)In my most recent monthly column at Redmond Magazine,Windows Seven, I noted that there;s a tug-of-war happening inside Microsoft. On one side are those who believe that making Microsoft products and services available on as many platforms as possible is the way to win. About the other are those who believe that software and services are the company;s greatest assets and should be treated as incentives for Microsoft-centric people. Office Web Apps inbox integration is a prime example of this battleground.Stay tuned for an update on what Facebook actually does announce later today….Related reading: E-mail mania: Why does everyone want to be your inbox?