I'd read a blog when trying to turn on GMail access from a Windows 8 computer using the same EAS, and it indicated that was the reason; and it would make sense. I couldn't find that page again; so I only posted the ones I saw. And admit my overstatement that it wouldn't work.
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Marko Vukovic <[email protected]>wrote: > Jeff, I am not denying the fact that EAS is a licensed product that Google > pays for. > I was asking why Zack says this is the reason for Google dropping it, > since as per the > article<http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/feb09/02-09statement.aspx>he > mentions, EAS has been licensed to Google since early 2009. > > Even Microsoft claims to have been surprised by this move, but this could > just be politics. See > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57559813-75/microsoft-very-surprised-by-googles-exchange-activesync-ouster/ > > I am rather glad that Google are opting for open standards but EAS is > still a very good system. > > -- > Marko > > > On 23 Nov 2013, at 6:40, Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Marko Vukovic <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Zack (Doc) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> GMail stopped doing MS Exchange (the protocol the iOS mail wants to use) >>> because MS was charging them a fee. You need to use the GMail App. >> >> >> That's not true at all (the part about iOS wanting to use EAS). The Mail >> app uses IMAP when adding a Gmail account, nothing else. Adding a Gmail >> Apps account using EAS is done via the 'Exchange' option. >> >> MS is charging Google a fee? Since when? How about my old free Apps >> accounts that I am still able to connect to using EAS, albeit from the one >> single device? >> > > Marko, > He is correct about Google being charged a fee. Actually any company that > allows ActiveSync to be used in their software must pay Microsoft a > licensing fee to use that protocol. Since there are so many Gmail users, I > guess Google decided it wasn't worth the price of the licensing fee. I > have found using IMAP is perfectly fine with iOS. > > Jeff > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
