Much like Apple before them, Google has finally succumbed to the Microsoft machine on at least one front. They have agree to license Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology to allow sync’ing of data with Microsoft Exchange systems. The license is a key part of Google’s release of Google Sync for Windows Mobile, iPhone and SyncML phones. The Google Sync service is a nice way to keep multiple different systems in sync, particularly between a Gmail account and a work account. And the latest version supports contacts in addition to calendar items.
I like anything that makes the data more portable, and this seems to be a move in that direction. Plus, Microsoft gets to have a bit of fun knowing that they made Google pay them for something.
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