Exchange ActiveSync coming to Hotmail next week, Live Sync soon Live Mesh again

August 27, 2010 | By Surur

exchangehotmail Microsoft’s Live services are one of its most active divisions. The latest rumour from that segment of the company is that Windows Live Mail will finally officially activate Exchange Activesync for everyone who cares to apply.

The change is set to come on August 30th, and will bring email, calendar, tasks, contacts and even SMS synching to Windows Mobile. The exchange server used however does not support HTML e-mail, which is a pity given the type of email commonly received on Hotmail (or may be a blessing in disguise).

Via Mary Jo Foley we hear Microsoft is renaming Windows Live Sync to Live Mesh, and boosting the cloud storage capacity back up to 2 GB. Unfortunately phones and other devices are still not supported, but maybe Microsoft will eventually relent.

The changes should take effect in Fall 2010 when the next Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta is released.

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It will actually be 5GB instead of the 2GB they offer now.

What I wonder is, why they don't merge SkyDrive and Mesh, offering 5GB for free and 25GB or 50GB for some money.

h3man

MS's statement:
"While we merged Sync and Live Mesh in this release, we did not merge the online storage system used for Live Mesh with the one used for Office or Photos on SkyDrive. This means that each system has different storage limits and is optimized for different scenarios. SkyDrive offers enough storage for you to share documents and photos with friends, family, and co-workers. Hotmail offers enough storage for you to store your email, calendar, and contacts. Windows Live Mesh lets you sync all your files and folders across your PCs and devices, and provides enough cloud storage for your most important files."
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windows…

smcnair2000

I like the name Live Sync better thant Live Mesh. Mesh sounds live a bunch of things thrown together in a happenstance manner with no rhymn or reason. MS please stick with Live Sync it sounds better and it reflects clearly what the software will do. MS, stop fixing what is not broken – like the names of some of the programs.

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