Remember in October 2009, when Microsoft erased the data of all its Sidekick phone users? Microsoft kept no backup.

So this is what happens to customers who buy a phone that runs on a Microsoft platform. After the phone has flopped (which Microsoft phones always do), then Microsoft switches off all the services to that phone. Only a few weeks ago, Microsoft switched off the services to users of its Kin phones.

So now we know, that if Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 flops (which it already has), then it’s only a matter of time before Microsoft switches its services off.