MobileMe vs. Google services

[dasikes]

Hello! I am approaching my second year as a .Mac/MobileMe subscriber. I am really happy with the service, but I just recently stumbled upon the wonders of Google's services.

Are there any reasons y'all can give me to justify continuing to spend $100/yr for MobileMe when Google offers several similar services? Keep in mind, I use every feature MobileMe has to offer.

Thanks!


Oh, and what I hope to do is keep calenders in sync between three Macs, a netbook running Eeebuntu, an iPod Touch, and a Sony Ericsson phone.

MobileMe does a better job doing calender with the Touch, but Google does a better job with the SE phone.

[ipaqowner]

Hello! I am approaching my second year as a .Mac/MobileMe subscriber. I am really happy with the service, but I just recently stumbled upon the wonders of Google's services.

Are there any reasons y'all can give me to justify continuing to spend $100/yr for MobileMe when Google offers several similar services? Keep in mind, I use every feature MobileMe has to offer.

Thanks!


Oh, and what I hope to do is keep calenders in sync between three Macs, a netbook running Eeebuntu, an iPod Touch, and a Sony Ericsson phone.

MobileMe does a better job doing calender with the Touch, but Google does a better job with the SE phone.

"MobileMe alternative" 2 threads down from here.

[GuillaumeB]

Honestly i used to be a .Mac and then MobileMe user. Now i'm really happy with Google Apps + sync software (Google Mobile Sync and Calaboration) and Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTk4NzQ0NjY5)

[britboyj]

Photo galleries and simply the EASE OF INTEGRATION with MobileMe. I don't have to worry about it, especially for those on my family plan.

[richpjr]

Google is free and syncs contacts and calenders between my company Exchange Server and my company Windows laptop, my Mac Pro at home and my BlackBerry. MobileMe doesn't. It was a no-brainer for me.

[smilinmonki666]

I enjoy google & would like am going to trial MobileMe as I do like Apple products for their intergration, but I do admit I really do enjoy Google...

[johnbols]

Google, thats it......

People find you much faster and you have more options.

I also have @.me.com and that reject sometimes a JPG file when I send it. I doubt if I stay with mobileme,

[MBHockey]

I switched from Mobile Me to Google services not too long ago. MobileMe webmail is still the most obnoxiously slow thing I have ever had the misfortune of using; even with Safari 4 beta with all the latest magic.

The only thing I miss is Push email. But it seems like that will be added soon.

I have OTA contacts and calendars with Gmail though.

[str1f3]

Google, thats it......

People find you much faster and you have more options.

I also have @.me.com and that reject sometimes a JPG file when I send it. I doubt if I stay with mobileme,

For me, I find them both about the same speed. I'm quite happy with MobileMe. I just never liked the "Google" UI. It seemed too basic and deconstructed even though it's features are far more robust than MobileMe even though I never used most of them. With my iPhone a lot of apps take use of the iDisk and push mail because of some of the limitations of what the OS allows.

Other features that I like that gmail doesn't have:
-back to my mac
-easy access to a hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme
-drag and drop functionality because of Sproutcore
-easy posting of photos and videos (coming soon?)

Newer features such as "find my iPhone" are supposedly coming. It seems as if Apple is coming closer being a "personal" Exchange.

[zap2]

I use them both. Frankly my school isn't very Mac friendly...so Google's approach works better, but for personal stuff, MobileMe is great. Also uploadin files from a Mac is just to easy with MobileMe.

They're both great, Google Docs is just top notch

[MBHockey]

For me, I find them both about the same speed. I'm quite happy with MobileMe. I just never liked the "Google" UI. It seemed too basic and deconstructed even though it's features are far more robust than MobileMe even though I never used most of them. With my iPhone a lot of apps take use of the iDisk and push mail because of some of the limitations of what the OS allows.

Other features that I like that gmail doesn't have:
-back to my mac
-easy access to a hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme
-drag and drop functionality because of Sproutcore
-easy posting of photos and videos (coming soon?)

Newer features such as "find my iPhone" are supposedly coming. It seems as if Apple is coming closer being a "personal" Exchange.

Back to my Mac never worked right for me. A free DynDNS account + any free VNC client is a more reliable alternative.

[axeldtf]

Well i am a mobile me subscriber, i will continue to so for the screen sharing and file sharing aspect. however i have never used google sync but for free it's worth keeping, especially for a back up option. I use a service called logmein. Also free, it works well if i'm at a windows computer and need to access my imac. you can share the screen as well. no file sharing unless you sign up for the pay service. I highly recommend you check that out.

Example: i was at work, all windows pcs there. I needed to download a tv show on my home imac. I didnt have my macbook with me, so i used the work computer (pc) to log into my imac and download the torrent. when i got home it was waiting for me.

I hope this help!
Feel free to contact me if you need additional help.

Cheers!