![]() Some people have excused Microsoft's poor EAS support by saying Windows Phone was designed for the consumer side, but that argument is absolutely meaningless. An iPhone or Android smartphone should never have an EAS capability that a Windows Phone smartphone doesn't have - period. In fact, both Apple and Google provide more EAS support in their mobile OSes than Microsoft does. ![]() But with Microsoft having control of both the mobile OS (in the case of Windows Phone) and of Exchange Server, its smartphone should be able to support every single EAS setting. When a company like Apple or Google creates an OS lacking some of the EAS policy settings, you can almost understand it. The various EAS policy settings are what enable that protection and compliance. Being able to control your messaging environment lets you protect your organization and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. But that nicer interface doesn't address the issue Windows Phone poses to enterprises, which is its poor support of Microsoft's own Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) policies.ĮAS is an essential part of Exchange and, soon, Microsoft System Center 2012. On a personal level, I do love the smartphone, which offers a much more polished experience than my previous Android device. ![]() Last week I explained why I couldn't "love" the Windows Phone from an enterprise perspective.
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