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Why did we remove Bluetooth DUN? - Microsoft explains

 
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:30 am    Post subject: Why did we remove Bluetooth DUN? - Microsoft explains Reply with quote

Employees of Windows Mobile division must be extremely arrogant because they remove features (example from the past: ActiveSync over Wi-Fi) without regard to real needs of users.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:46 am    Post subject: activesync over WiFi Reply with quote

it's a bit disingenuois to suggest Microsoft removed this on a whim there were real reasons of security why they removed it, personally even though it makes life a bit harder if you are syncing with your outlook client it was a good idea if it was so flawed.

the suggestion was that they couldn't squeeze it into the next release so binned it.

full disclosure here

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/11/08/wifi-did-you-do-that.aspx
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:36 pm    Post subject: Re: activesync over WiFi Reply with quote

fanatical wrote:
it's a bit disingenuois to suggest Microsoft removed this on a whim there were real reasons of security


of course they are - reasons of security ALWAYS exist but why not to switch it off by default and make it possible to switch it on for advanced users?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Why did we remove Bluetooth DUN? - Microsoft explains Reply with quote

msmobiles.com_robot wrote:
Employees of Windows Mobile division must be extremely arrogant

A statements of such nature only says something about the person writing it
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