Data Losses May Make Microsoft, Apple Users Wary

October 15th, 2009

Good news for Sidekick users — Microsoft is restoring lost data . But the high-profile data loss and another involving Mac OS X Snow Leopard may leave Microsoft and Apple customers with a bad taste for some time.

Microsoft reports it has recovered most, if not all, data for Sidekick customers whose personal information was affected by a weekend outage. Microsoft plans to begin restoring users’ data as soon as possible, starting with personal contacts, after the company validates the data and its restoration plan.

Microsoft will then continue working around the clock to restore data to all affected users, including calendar, notes, tasks, photographs and high scores, as quickly as possible, according to Roz Ho, corporate vice president of premium mobile experiences for Microsoft.

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