Comments on: Apple makes amends with MobileMe users http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Itzawrap http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118961 Itzawrap Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:32:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118961 My opinion....MobileMe is stupid. Doesn't work as advertised....groups gone, icards gone, bare bones interface lacking in the traditional Apple style and experience and features. Feeeling like something is missing....All that for 100 buck a year. Such a deal! I may leave after being with .mac from the beginning. Don't want to pay extra to another site for the ability to send a card to someone. Don't want to fight with software or tech support or corporate arrogance. And the more I think about it the more stupid the name sounds to me....MobileMe, Yikes! My opinion….MobileMe is stupid. Doesn’t work as advertised….groups gone, icards gone, bare bones interface lacking in the traditional Apple style and experience and features. Feeeling like something is missing….All that for 100 buck a year. Such a deal!

I may leave after being with .mac from the beginning. Don’t want to pay extra to another site for the ability to send a card to someone. Don’t want to fight with software or tech support or corporate arrogance.

And the more I think about it the more stupid the name sounds to me….MobileMe, Yikes!

]]> By: Alan http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118915 Alan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:14:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118915 I haven't had email service for 8 days now. Apple offering a month of free service...what service? I have none! I was completely happy with .mac and had been for 3 years. I won't be staying on for mobileme I haven’t had email service for 8 days now. Apple offering a month of free service…what service? I have none! I was completely happy with .mac and had been for 3 years. I won’t be staying on for mobileme

]]> By: Rawkes Weekly – 20 July 2008 » Captain's Blog » Rawkes http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118750 Rawkes Weekly – 20 July 2008 » Captain's Blog » Rawkes Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:01:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118750 [...] release of MobileMe. After days of intermittent access and accusations about the push functionality Apple eventually apologised for the MobileMe mess by giving members a month of free access. They also apologised for a lesser known issue involving [...] [...] release of MobileMe. After days of intermittent access and accusations about the push functionality Apple eventually apologised for the MobileMe mess by giving members a month of free access. They also apologised for a lesser known issue involving [...]

]]> By: Mark Pilipczuk http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118749 Mark Pilipczuk Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:50:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118749 I wasn't impacted by the outage terribly, as I only use my .mac account for backup purposes. But I was happy to see that Apple owned the problem and offered up the free month of service. Nice customer service move by them, although reading some of these comments and others indicates the service is still probably not ready for prime-time. I wasn’t impacted by the outage terribly, as I only use my .mac account for backup purposes. But I was happy to see that Apple owned the problem and offered up the free month of service. Nice customer service move by them, although reading some of these comments and others indicates the service is still probably not ready for prime-time.

]]> By: eric http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118733 eric Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:34:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118733 all apple needs to do now is fixed the iPhone software! This update has killed two old iPhones. Went to the Apple store twice in the past two days. They were happy to help and replace them, but still-get it together already. all apple needs to do now is fixed the iPhone software! This update has killed two old iPhones. Went to the Apple store twice in the past two days. They were happy to help and replace them, but still-get it together already.

]]> By: tallmanbaby http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118724 tallmanbaby Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:18:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118724 Personally, I cannot imagine that iCards is the most technically complex of beasts to implement or run, and to be honest the new MobileMe, does look a bit sparse and fun free, I'd really like to see Apple bring back iCards, to bring a bit of frivolity back to MobileMe, and let us show off to others just what fun Apple stuff can be regards Personally, I cannot imagine that iCards is the most technically complex of beasts to implement or run, and to be honest the new MobileMe, does look a bit sparse and fun free,

I’d really like to see Apple bring back iCards, to bring a bit of frivolity back to MobileMe, and let us show off to others just what fun Apple stuff can be

regards

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118703 Josh Pigford Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:02:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118703 @Dr. Dream: Apple completely did away with the iCards. I'm afraid they're gone for good. @Dr. Dream: Apple completely did away with the iCards. I’m afraid they’re gone for good.

]]> By: Dr. Dream http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118700 Dr. Dream Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:46:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118700 And where did the iCards go? If you do a search at Apple.com you get nonsense! And where did the iCards go? If you do a search at Apple.com you get nonsense!

]]> By: ! H. Green http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118699 ! H. Green Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:09:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118699 I must beg to differ. As of today 7PM 17 August, my MobileMe account is still a disaster. I spent 90 minutes with a "genius bar" Mac guy yesterday who informed me he couldn't figure it out, but maybe it was my Entourage software (which he said gleefully was made by Microsoft--never mind Mac sells it and hypes it). Neither of my assistants in two cities can dependably make schedule changes for me. I cannot sync at all with my blackberry. I would not buy an iPhone right now because even Apple's iPhone will not sync with its Entourage software, which is the only viable substitute for Outlook. This is no 15 minute delay of instant gratification. This is a major company pretending it sells software that lives up to the tagline "It just works." When are we going to start holding companies accountable for selling software that is ready for prime time? Probably when comments like those above stop enabling cheap, shoddy, vaporware like MobileMe still is. I must beg to differ. As of today 7PM 17 August, my MobileMe account is still a disaster. I spent 90 minutes with a “genius bar” Mac guy yesterday who informed me he couldn’t figure it out, but maybe it was my Entourage software (which he said gleefully was made by Microsoft–never mind Mac sells it and hypes it). Neither of my assistants in two cities can dependably make schedule changes for me. I cannot sync at all with my blackberry. I would not buy an iPhone right now because even Apple’s iPhone will not sync with its Entourage software, which is the only viable substitute for Outlook.
This is no 15 minute delay of instant gratification. This is a major company pretending it sells software that lives up to the tagline “It just works.” When are we going to start holding companies accountable for selling software that is ready for prime time? Probably when comments like those above stop enabling cheap, shoddy, vaporware like MobileMe still is.

]]> By: David Ulevitch http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118688 David Ulevitch Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:05:03 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118688 I was hoping that the push would apply to non-MobileMe accounts... regular IMAP accounts with the IDLE statement or some kind of blackberry-style push. I was hoping that the push would apply to non-MobileMe accounts… regular IMAP accounts with the IDLE statement or some kind of blackberry-style push.

]]> By: Jim http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118686 Jim Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:13:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118686 Why this obsession with instant push? Do people really need their calendars updated faster than every 15 minutes? If you really needed to do it right away, why not open the web app and enter the appointment there. Lot of to-do about nothing I think. Why this obsession with instant push? Do people really need their calendars updated faster than every 15 minutes? If you really needed to do it right away, why not open the web app and enter the appointment there.

Lot of to-do about nothing I think.

]]> By: 强仔 http://theappleblog.com/2008/07/16/apple-makes-amends-with-mobileme-users/#comment-118679 强仔 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:23:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=3719#comment-118679 I'm surprised at the 30-day extension too. Good on you, Apple. Takes a lot of guts for a big corporation to say sorry. I’m surprised at the 30-day extension too. Good on you, Apple. Takes a lot of guts for a big corporation to say sorry.

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