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Microsoft Calls Google’s Apps Sync ‘FUBAR’

Google says flaw only affects Microsoft’s separate desktop search software
By Maureen O'Gara
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June 18, 2009 06:15 PM EDT
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It seems an age ago but remember back to last week when Google started a guerilla attack on Microsoft with a plug-in called Apps Sync for Outlook, which was supposed to let Google replace Exchange at the back end without it being the least bit obvious to Outlook users.

Well, Microsoft's complaining about it being FUBAR - the way Tom Hanks and his boys used the expression in "Finding Private Ryan" - and disabling Outlook's search capabilities.

Outlook product manager Dev Balasubramanian said in a blog post that a "serious bug/flaw" disables Outlook's ability to search e-mails and contacts.

Google acknowledges a screw-up but says it only affects Microsoft's separate desktop search software, which it's working to support, not Outlook's search.

Published June 18, 2009 – Reads 1,543
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