Google Blogoscoped has a posting that is too good to pass up: ‘What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?‘ They go step-by-step taking you from Gmail’s simple look into something one could easily see Microsoft coming up with.

While Microsoft has made some strides forward with their recent Live mail updates, it’s hard to deny that their design aesthetic is still pretty hideous. You have to check out their entire post to do the above before-and-after pics justice.