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To: zax who wrote (806)	12/16/2012 2:02:09 AM
From: pyslent	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1099

To: zax who wrote (806)	12/16/2012 2:12:37 AM
From: pyslent	Respond to of 1099

"If Google wants to give up ActiveSync compatibility in their own cloud e-mail service, that is 100% their prerogative. Outlook.com will love the new customers. This helps MS. " 3 years ago, I moved my PIM data to Google because they essentially offered a free exchange server at a time when no one else did (not even hotmail). Exchange active sync has been a cross platform standard that has allowed me to switch between webOS, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Windows 8 Metro without missing a beat. But Google is clearly deprecating EAS for open alternatives, at least for consumers. It wouldn't take me more than 5 minutes to migrate my data to Outlook.com, but the only reason to do would be for a new Windows Phone. IOS and I'm assuming Windows 8 can get along fine with CalDAV and CardDAV. I assume Windows Phone will end up supporting them as well. In the meantime, I have EAS connections to Google Cntacts/Calender that work and will continue to work as long as I don't switch devices.

To: zax who wrote (806)	1/30/2013 4:15:46 PM
From: pyslent	Respond to of 1099

If Google wants to give up ActiveSync compatibility in their own cloud e-mail service, that is 100% their prerogative. Outlook.com will love the new customers. This helps MS. MS and Google's game of chicken ends with both giving up a little. Google magnanimously extends EAS server support for GMail for 6 months while MS commits to adding CardDav and CalDav support to Windows Phones that are lucky enough get an update. I was surprised to learn that Windows 8/RT also doesn't support CalDav/CardDav, and MS has not indicated to its users that it will add it there (they almost certainly will). theverge.com We reported moments ago that Google was extending Windows Phone support for Exchange ActiveSync until July 31st — no doubt bringing a sigh of relief to users of Microsoft's mobile OS — and now Redmond has confirmed that a long-term solution is in the works. In a blog post, the company states that the Windows Phone team is building in support for both the CalDAV and the CardDAV protocols. The addition will let Windows Phone users sync their calendars and contacts with Google's services, while the IMAP support already built into the OS will allow access to Gmail. Google had previously allowed users to take advantage of Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync protocol to sync with its services across a variety of different platforms, but announced in December it would stop allowing new EAS connections. The information created yet another point of contention between Microsoft and Google, who have found themselves increasingly at odds on a number of different fronts. In conjunction with the day's news, Microsoft also published another blog post directed towards Windows 8 and Windows RT users. Essentially, the associated support document states that Windows 8 and Windows RT users trying to add Google accounts after today simply won't be able to use their Google account with Microsoft's Calendar app, and if they'd like to incorporate their Google-based contacts they'll have to do so by adding that account to their Microsoft account first. Redmond doesn't miss the opportunity to take a gentle dig at its rival, however — telling users that "Of course, this could also be a good time to simply switch to Outlook.com."