>What you're missing is:
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>1. Amazon, Google, VMWare, and all other US-based companies have to comply too.
>2. Microsoft and other companies don't just allow the US government access. A warrant, issued by a court, has to be submitted.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/microsoft-european-cloud-data-may-not-be-immune-to-the-patriot/I am not missing it, you missed to suggest any of those, you just suggested Azure so I replied about it only, but it is interesting that for good things you immediately suggest one and only one resource, for bad things you start mentioning the competitors...
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