Calendar subscription does not refresh

As a result of the stunning response from Microsoft I now have an Android device.

It works.  Quickly.  Simply.  Reliably.  Both ways.

I am now trying to get rid of my Microsoft Tablet, which is no use for anything except playing games, and trawling the net.  All things my Android does, more quickly, more simply, more reliably.  Strangely, no one I know wants to buy the Windows tablet.

I won't be recommending Windows devices to anyone, if they have an alternative.  Well done Microsoft.

What kind of tablet? How much?

Just became aware of this problem after receiving my new laptop today. Love windows 8, but problems like this are seriously laughable. 

Hire 2 people to sit in a room for a day and fix this. Problem solved, customers happy

It's been 10 months since the last post on this and there does not seem to be any sort of fix in place yet.

Subscribed calendars still do not update in any sort of timely fashion on Outlook. Is there any progress to be made on this problem at all? It really makes a difference in whether I continue to use Outlook's service or if I go back to Google's.

In nine pages of this, has anyone else noticed the "Microsoft Forum Moderator" who "replies" is almost always a different person?  If there's 30 "replies", they're from 28 different "moderators".  (I didn't count really, but anyone who wants to can double-check me).

Bottom line, they never have had any interest in making their consumer products work with anyone else's.  Their solution, when not stonewalling like is evidenced in this thread, is that everyone should just use nothing but MS products, then everything will be fine, as if that was realistic.

I've used MS stuff outside of work since DOS 3.2.  It worked great until Windows came along.  3 years ago I got my first iPad, and this past Christmas I bought my first iMac.  No they're not perfect, but they worked right out of the box, their call center professionals are polite and knowledgeable, and they know how to sell stuff.  My wife wanted a Surface Pro 2, but there were none in the Microsoft stores, or Best Buy, or Staples, or, or, or.   They wouldn't even take her email address to let her know when it might be available, or a deposit on the credit card we waved at them.  They don't want to sell stuff.

At the Apple store across the street, they had us waiting in the Black Friday line until the next "Genius" was available, and that person came out to get us and walked us through the store, helped us buy what we wanted, and even told us what not to buy because we could get it cheaper at [well-known computer place on the internet].  Called [well-known place], and they knew exactly what I was doing and were happy to help within minutes, and they did it right the first time.

Ok, finishing with a good point for Microsoft, their corporate development and sales does work well.  That's where they make their money.  Consumers, run and hide.