The first request came from an executive.

“I want email on my phone.”

It worked. Seamlessly.

Microsoft had made mobility real now. Exchange supported it. Devices handled it. Email followed users everywhere.

Productivity jumped.

So did exposure.

A phone was lost in a taxi.

Then another at an airport.

“What happens if someone finds it?” management asked.

The answer wasn’t reassuring.

Passwords existed. But once authenticated, access was wide. Mail. Attachments. Contacts.

The boundary between office and everywhere had vanished.

Microsoft was competing hard here—against device makers, against alternative platforms—by promising seamless access. And they delivered.

Control lagged behind convenience.

They implemented policies. Timeouts. Remote wipe. Enforcement.

Users complained.

“This slows me down.”

“Yes,” IT said. “That’s the point.”

Mobility stayed.

Naivety didn’t.

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