<p>Microsoft has told Gmail users who are unhappy with Google's decision to end support for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) to "upgrade" to Outlook.com.</p><p>Google recently announced that it was ending support for Google Sync, which effectively hobbles the collection of Gmail in mail clients for Windows Phone and Windows 8, with calendar support and push emails affected. Customers who pay for Gmail services will still be able to use EAS.</p><p>People currently using Gmail for free are facing a situation where they might have to degrade their mobile email experience by downgrading to an older protocol</p><p>The announcement from Google raised eyebrows because it meant that from the end of next month it will be impossible to set up new devices using Google Sync and Exchange ActiveSync for free Google accounts.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/378748/microsofts-solution-to-gmail-syncing-row-use-outlook">Keep reading...</a></p>