Seriously, what's with Microsoft and the "live" services? On my phone, I got Windows Live, Office Live, Xbox Live, and above that, there are Skydrive, Hotmail, which somehow is Windows Live but then again isn't, and a plethora of other cloud based services. I don't know what all of these are. I don't see why I should require any of that live stuff. And I don't want to have my life online.
There are reasons why people prefer to not share everything personal with some arbitrary internet service to which they are only bound due to their decision for a certain phone OS manufacturer. It is inexcusable to be coerced into uploading any Office document you wish to view on Phone 7 to Office live. Recent sales figures? Yeah, just upload them to Office live. Strategy papers? Fine, share them with a third company. Contracts? Office live, baby, your safe haven on the internet. Or why don't you just email 'em to yourself, unencrypted.
Please do not misunderstand me, the live services like any cloud based service may be very helpful, efficient, and enriching, yet they ought not be the only means of getting certain things done on my Windows Phone. Why does the Zune software not allow transferring Office documents between my desktop and my phone? Why do I need to sync Outlook with Hotmail to have contacts and calendar entries appear on the phone? There should be other ways of accomplishing such tasks which only involve my computer, my phone, and a cable. Alas, with Windows Phone and its live service integration, Microsoft not just allows but forces you to share your personal data online. Not acceptable.
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