howie
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Re: Interesting editorial over on Engadget...thoughts?
The services are easy to replace, just a hassle to tell everyone over the last 8 years your new contact info.
I enjoy Windows Phone 8, but it will not make me switch email/contacts/calendar providers. If Apple (being super controlling) can support open standards, Microsoft can too.
It's not just about the Google apps they offer. I do not use Google Docs, Google Maps, Google Drive, etc. I use Gmail and have since it was a private invite. I just don't care to use another email address. It's not Google's fault, but Microsoft's for not supporting open platforms (CardDAV / CalDAV - the email is easy and will still work via pop/imap with polling not push)....If people are that reliant on Google, they would likely be better served by staying with Android.
Sure. I still have yet to have a Google fan explain to me why Google services aren't completely replaceable with Microsoft services.
The die-hards say "I'll never leave," but they weren't who was being targeted. Moving from Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Search to Outlook.com, SkyDrive and Bing couldn't be easier.
Ask a Google fan "what about Google is so irreplaceable?"
Enjoy the stammering.
The services are easy to replace, just a hassle to tell everyone over the last 8 years your new contact info.
I enjoy Windows Phone 8, but it will not make me switch email/contacts/calendar providers. If Apple (being super controlling) can support open standards, Microsoft can too.