Outlook.com now supports IMAP, as reported by the Outlook.com team in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). Just a heads up if you do visit Reddit –
In a recent AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit, and grabbing some nice karma in the process, the Outlook.com team has made the announcement that they now support IMAPand OAuth. While it already supported EAS (Exchange Activesync), it now allows more devices and applications to access the service, giving you more options to use your email