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Originally Posted by ajwalker
This has been around the Windows /Office/ Windows Mobile world for awhile.
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How so? If you mean hosted Exchange (email + calendar + contacts), Foldershare (file sync), OneCare (photo backup)...maybe Live Photos? There's not much in the way of mobile solutions though - no mobile photos or mobile file solutions. So how is this the same as Apple's offering?
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Originally Posted by ajwalker
This is what Windows Live should have been from day one. Now they are going in yet another crazy direction with Windows Mesh instead of delivering on the potential of Windows Live (which I use extensively BTW).
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I agree that Windows Live should have delivered on this long ago. I disagree though about Live Mesh - it seems far more flexible than FolderShare, and I think Live Mesh is the building block upon which Microsoft can come up with something to compete with MobileMe. But when will they do it - a year from now? Two? They move so slowly.
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Originally Posted by ajwalker
This isn't new, just been given a spiffy new Apple coat of paint.
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The thing about software services is that the "coat of paint" matters. The difference between a tightly integrated suite of services (MobileMe) and a random gather of disparate software and services (Exchange + Foldershare + Windows Live + OneCare) is very significant and shouldn't be underestimated.