Windows 8: Not Porn Friendly

This article here talks about the porn policies of all the major consumer-oriented cloud data services, revealing industry-wide unwillingness to give clear answers to simple questions like “can I store my porn on your service? And if not, why not?”

For me the eye-opener was Microsoft, however, which has draconian anti-porn policies (you’re not allowed to store “nudity of any sort” on their SkyDrive service). “Fine”, I’m thinking, “because I don’t want cloud data services anyway.” And then I saw this bit:

SkyDrive is connected to your Microsoft account. If Microsoft suspends your SkyDrive, you also lose access to any connected Outlook or Office software or Windows Phone and Xbox 360 devices. This incredibly strict code of conduct could end up cutting off other services you depend on.

And another problem: Microsoft is pushing you to use SkyDrive in Windows 8 and Office 2013. SkyDrive is deeply embedded into the Windows 8 OS.

Depending on what “deeply embedded” turns out to mean in practice, this could mean that if you work in an adult-oriented industry, you’re be unable to safely use a Windows box once Windows 8 achieves widespread distribution. Awesome!