Comments on: Reflection: Was This Summer’s Mobile Me Meltdown Worth It?

By: lucas

lucas — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:11:57 +0000

same thing for me. no issues at all. well not totally true. a couple of times my email was a tad delayed. maybe like an hour and perhaps 3 times in the last five months I couldn’t republish my fairly large iweb created site to the server in the middle of the day (so I waited until bed time and did it over night with no issues. not a biggie and perhaps something that would have happened under the old system as well. it’s a huge site and I was doing a publish all)

and not all the blame on the iphone mess is Apple’s. ATT still hasn’t got their system together

By: pichu912

pichu912 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:29:09 +0000

Take a look at Vista and then it will seem as if your in heaven with OS X

By: David

David — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:27:04 +0000

I signed up for Mobile Me the first day it was released- haven’t had the slightest problem with it since. I love the service, and though I wish it was cheaper, or even free, I’m very glad to have it. I’m unsure where a lot of this animosity stems from, though I can say for sure it has very little to do with the service itself.

If you don’t find value in it, don’t use it. It is that simple. Apple gave everyone ample time to try it for free during its introduction. I only just this past week had to pay for it.

There are plenty of free alternatives – no one *needs* Mobile Me. But, I for one find it an elegant extension of my Mac experience and will continue to pay for it as long as it is available.

This is a bit like complaining over and over about what’s on TV. If you don’t like it, turn it off. No one forced you in to anything. You all haven’t been raped – settle down a bit.

By: hommy

hommy — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:32:37 +0000

eh I agree people had problems…. but it as flawless for me

By: Aviv

Aviv — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:28:47 +0000

Hey Rue Thanx for the feedback. I would still consider Mobile Me an untagged beta. If you are looking for a life suite of applications online that can carry over into your mobile life, then you should definitely consider it. As far as the state being better… Apple continues to release updates to the web apps, and I’m sure stability will increase in the future. Still though, $99 may be a bit much for most. If you haven’t given Mobile Me a spin, Apple offers up a free trial.

By: Rue

Rue — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:25:59 +0000

If you are going to begin an article with a question, you should answer it. I’m wondering if the state of mobile me is better now. How much better? Should I consider it? I read your article and you have offered me nothing.

By: mitja p

mitja p — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:45:52 +0000

I canceled my subscription after 2 months of usage. File sharing was not usable, because it was too slow, other syncs were just too lame and too shiny, but not made to encrease user’s productivity. And the price is problem number 2. You just can’t sell this. Learn from google!

By: addy

addy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:24:33 +0000

I’m sorry but mobile me has been a huge let down. I paid 99$ for a year. in that year theyve barely gotten it working correctly. its features are sparse. Free google mail and calendar offer a larger, better feature set. its ridiculous.

I cant set up filters, rules, no task list.

what exactly did i pay for.

By: somebody

somebody — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:57:28 +0000

I think the problems will be less without the forced release dates of macworld in the future.

By: ericdano

ericdano — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:40:54 +0000

Yes, it has been worth it. I didn’t have a problem at all when they switched from .Mac to .Me and the ability to have multiple computers synced, my contacts synced across multiple computers and an iPhone, and calendars. Totally worth it.