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Online calendaring tools: Google vs Yahoo vs Microsoft

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I tend to always use my calendar at work (MS Outlook with Exchange at the backend) as my core calendar and then synchronise this with my mobile phone.  This works well for me but I thought I should check out the Online calendar scene. My requirements for an Online Calendar are pretty simple, but the caliber of the different tools was quite significant: Has a nice look and feel and is fast enough Works! Can handle recurring appointments Can synchronise with iPhone, Android and ideally Symbian OS Can synchronise / provide data to other calendar based mashups The company is highly likely to still be around in five years Reasonable availability, stability, data integrity and security Online Calendars  Google Calendar None of the other Online calendar came close to matching the slick usability of Google Calendar .  The look & feel of this calendar is excellent.  Nice stand out features also include having both public and private URLS (supporting XML, iCa...