[img src="" caption="" credit="" alt=""]Microsoft has announced partnerships with top social networks minus MySpace - Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Tagged and LinkedIn - which will ensure interchangeability of users' contact information in these networks with Windows Live. John Richards, Director of Windows Live Platform said that Microsoft "aims to put users at the center of their online experience" and that they "firmly believe that we are simply stewards of customers’ data and that customers should be able to choose how they control and share their data." Simply put, Microsoft is finally adopting data portability.
Microsoft Makes Windows Live Contact Info Portable
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