diff --git a/talon/html_quotations.py b/talon/html_quotations.py
index 0728594..4001be5 100644
--- a/talon/html_quotations.py
+++ b/talon/html_quotations.py
@@ -87,23 +87,24 @@ def cut_gmail_quote(html_message):
 
 def cut_microsoft_quote(html_message):
     ''' Cuts splitter block and all following blocks. '''
+    #use EXSLT extensions to have a regex match() function with lxml
+    ns = {"re": "http://exslt.org/regular-expressions"}
+
+    #general pattern: @style='border:none;border-top:solid <color> 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0<unit> 0<unit> 0<unit>'
+    #outlook 2007, 2010 (international) <color=#B5C4DF> <unit=cm>
+    #outlook 2007, 2010 (american)      <color=#B5C4DF> <unit=pt>
+    #outlook 2013       (international) <color=#E1E1E1> <unit=cm>
+    #outlook 2013       (american)      <color=#E1E1E1> <unit=pt>
+    #also handles a variant with a space after the semicolon
     splitter = html_message.xpath(
-        #outlook 2007, 2010 (international)
-        "//div[@style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;"
-        "padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm']|"
-        #outlook 2007, 2010 (american)
-        "//div[@style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;"
-        "padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in']|"
-        #outlook 2013 (international)
-        "//div[@style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;"
-        "padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm']|"
-        #outlook 2013 (american)
-        "//div[@style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;"
-        "padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in']|"
+        #outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 (international, american)
+        "//div[@style[re:match(., 'border:none; ?border-top:solid #(E1E1E1|B5C4DF) 1.0pt; ?"
+        "padding:3.0pt 0(in|cm) 0(in|cm) 0(in|cm)')]]"
         #windows mail
         "//div[@style='padding-top: 5px; "
         "border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); "
         "border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid;']"
+        , namespaces=ns
     )
 
     if splitter: