I thought the reason for the activesync/exchange shutoff is that it had to be licensed. aka that google paid microsoft for being able to use it? If so maybe it

I thought the reason for the activesync/exchange shutoff is that it had to be licensed. aka that google paid microsoft for being able to use it? If so maybe it isn't worth it due to a licensing increase or just not used by many people (for some value, google is crazy about numbers guiding decisions).