Comments on: More Evidence That MobileMe Could Soon Be Free http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ken http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-620484 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:51:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-620484 Agreed.

The “me.com” is embarrassing……all about me….in a team-based environment.

]]> By: Does Apple Even Have a Cloud Strategy?: Apple News, Tips and Reviews « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-619886 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:42:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-619886 [...] include a music subscription service like Rhapsody, a video subscription service like Netflix, free MobileMe. However, the most likely service, at least initially, is a digital locker for iTunes. Music [...]

]]> By: Updates Loom as Apple Ends MobileMe and iWork Rebate Program: Apple News, Tips and Reviews « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-617854 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:26:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-617854 [...] around the same time various sources, including the Wall Street Journal, suggested that the service was in store for an overhaul, and that the introduction of a completely free version was [...]

]]> By: Rich http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-616666 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:28:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-616666 For me the only added feature I need is the ability to keep my own email address rather than @me.com. I would pay for it as I do through my gmail business account at the moment with no hesitation.

]]> By: mactony http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-615153 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:10:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-615153 hell yes if the story pans out this will be a great summer, mobile me free and iphone 5 wow !

]]> By: max http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-612452 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:12:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-612452 i truly expect apple to model mobileme to challenge services by (except the basisc search engine+maps, in which google is awesome).
2. I definitely expect free site hosting (better than googlesites) apart from online storage of everyhting under sun,
3. with a total upper storage limit say 8Gb, i mean google is giving 8gb storage free, why not apple.
4. also features like giving presentation straight from mobileme account straightaway
5. Apologies to paid mobileme users, but paying for such service was simply outrageuos. How can apple ask for service which google is giving free and so accessible , now wonder dropbox took the loopöhole to thier profit.
6. if moile me mail is atöeast as nice as gmail, i will switch,

]]> By: Apple Charting New Future for iOS Maps — Without Google?: Apple News, Tips and Reviews « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-611948 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:29:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-611948 [...] to wait long to find out if Apple plans on taking over full control of the iOS map app this year. Rumors of MobileMe development suggests new location-based services like Find My Friends are in store. It’s not [...]

]]> By: Mike http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-608953 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:18:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-608953 Justin makes some good points. I too have paid for years. However, I would hope that past clients who paid would be given a more premium service as a thank you, for free, for say a year. Then we could pay (a more reasonable) extra after that for the premium services.
But, here’s the thing: most of what MM does can be found for free. Most of what it may do for a premium, can be had for free or very little money and is often better than MobileMe So, I think this is a case where we need to blame ourselves for essentially supporting a pretty lack luster service with our dollars (and/or laziness, perhaps, for some of us) which, sadly, Apple has finally concluded should just be part of the computing experience. For free.
Regardless, I am upset because my service expires about 3 weeks into March. I would rather NOT renew if it will be free in April or May (or even later, for that matter) but, at the same time, I do use the back up services for sure. I would like that to keep working until it is free. And for Apple to give us more information about the changes ASAP. Dates, process, refunds or credits, etc.

]]> By: Justin http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-604012 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:21:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-604012 As a long time .Mac/Mobile Me I’m not too happy about the possability of MobileMe service being offered free. For me, I have been paying for this for years, as I liked having the unique and premium email domain, bc not everyone had it. Now the service that many of us have been paying for will be given to just anyone, destroying the exclusivity for the service.

I feel that they should def make some “basic” features free/discounted, but to not give away email for free, unless it’s on a different domain rather than me.com, it kinda feels like we have sponsorded the developement of the service to some degree.

Hopefully Apple makes it right for us who have paid faithfully for years. Am I the only one who would be slightly offened if they were to offer some of the features for free, while the rest of us had been paying for this for years?

]]> By: Pyrofallout http://gigaom.com/2011/02/24/more-evidence-that-mobileme-could-soon-be-free/#comment-601878 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:17:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=301753#comment-601878 Hopefully the implementation of iDisk is better than current. Currently I cannot use automatic syncing without having iDisk Not In Sync errors within a few days.

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