Syncing Contacts across platforms - MUST I use MobileMe?

Hey: so I've long kept contacts on my various Macs; in the past, I synced them to my Windows based phone and crappy windows computer at work via MissingSync. Now, I've got Contacts on the MacBook Pro, and in Outlook at work. I'm using enterprise data to bring my outlook mail to the iPhone; I've also got my gmail on there.
All this is to say: is it possible to sync contacts from Contacts->iPhone->Outlook->iPhone->Contacts, or can it only work between Contacts and the iPhone, and between the iPhone and Enterprise/Outlook, as two duplicate lists? What if I deleted my Contacts on the Mac, could I then sync the Enterprise contacts from the PC to the mac without duplication?
This is the only multiplatform thing I have to figure out and I can't see using MobilMe for just that. Any ideas will be appreciated!

You're welcome.
And most businesses that provide an Exchange account with ActiveSync enabled want it this way - they don't want business contacts made available on a personal computer and vice-versa.
You can't sync your Exchange contacts from your PC direct to your iPhone, but if you are accessing your Exchange account with Outlook on your PC, you can transfer all personal contacts available in Outlook that are not on the Exchange server to the Exchange server, which will make the contacts available on your iPhone.
If your Mac is running Snow Leopard, you can access your Exchange account with the Mail.app as an Exchange account via ActiveSync, which will provide for over the air syncing for contacts with the Address Book and over the air syncing for calendar events with iCal.

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Hey guys (I'll keep this as brief as possible),
In case you need to know my device models/OS to help me, here they are:
iPhone 6 (iOS 8.0.2)
iPad 3rd Gen (iOS 8.0.2)
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pomme4moi wrote:
You probably already have done this: Within the Contacts app on the iPad and iPhone, click on Groups (top left corner) and make sure you have iCloud ticked.
I don't know if this is important, but under Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, scroll down to the Contacts section and see if your Default Account is iCloud.
I did do that early on. I eventually got it solved, though. But I really appreciate you trying to help, my friend. Thank you!

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OK, I finally got it fixed. And I figured out my missteps, too. Here you go (I tested it three times, and part of the testing procedure included deleting ALL data in MobileMe AND the AddressBook on my Mac):
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Problem: Your iPhone has your only good set of contacts. Your iCal and MobileMe (cloud) contacts are not there or corrupted.
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So now put your iPhone in Airplane mode. MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU DO THIS!!!
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Log off MobileMe.
Open Address Book on Mac. It should still be empty. Close it.
Open MobileMe settings on Mac. Go to Sync tab. Click on Advanced button on bottom right. Select the current computer you're on and make SURE it stays selected.
Now click "Reset Sync data."
Change graphic of platform sync to "Cloud---->Computer."
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Hit Replace.
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Well recently ran into a problem, i had to get a new phone due iphone giving up the ghost, so switched to a Android device, now i wanted to transfer all my contacts over from my iphone to my android.
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On your Adroid device > Play store > search NQ contacts sync.
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link for NQ contacts sync on appstore.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nq-contacts-sync/id450088684?mt=8
Link for NQ contact sync on playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netqin.contactbackup&feature=n av_result#?t=W10.
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And no i have nothing to do with NQ, i just found it so frigging easy to do something two major companys couldnt get wright in the first place i thought id share to help others out.

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