Calendar event updates without sync

Can iPhone be set up to receive changes in one's Outlook calendar events without plugging the phone into one's desktop computer in the same way that iPhone gets mail messages? Most of the current Mobile Windows phones and I believe all Blackberrys do this. If not, is anyone aware of why not and when Apple may fix this?

This is called over the air syncing (OTA) for short and the iPhone does not support this.
I believe this would involve Apple licensing ActiveSync from Microsoft with no way of knowing if Apple has any plans to do so.

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