Organizing and accessing contact information in Outlook.com
Thank you Brian, this helps.
Without wanting to sound like a whiner this is somewhere Microsoft could seriously improve customer engagement, just a simple "yes, we've seen the issue and we're investigating" would go a long way. I know it's a free service (one that I really like and appreciate) but those less enthusiastic folks might not be willing to wait and head to the dark side!
Thanks, Hube