17. Cloud Connections

Microsoft has a vision that you will go to work, turn on your Windows 8 PC, and be a happy, productive worker. Then you will leave for home, whipping out your Windows 8 tablet to answer mail, read, or play games during your commute. At home, you will pick up a Windows 8 laptop to conduct your personal business and to socialize through Microsoft social media. Throughout the day, you will answer calls on your Windows Phone 8.

When you add a contact on one device, it appears on all of your devices. Your calendar and address book are similarly synchronized. How does it all work? It works because you ...

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