First time any problem from .mac/.me/cloud has affected me in any noticeable way. Using the internet as a primary resource for communication and assuming it is infallible is the problem. Outages happen.
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Apple Sends Emailed Apologies for iCloud Outage
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First time any problem from .mac/.me/cloud has affected me in any noticeable way. Using the internet as a primary resource for communication and assuming it is infallible is the problem. Outages happen.
No down down time so its a nonissue. Now lets overblow a nonissue it never gets old.
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Do you really believe someone did or just more kiddy trolling. People will say just about anything no matter how BS.
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Do you really believe someone did or just more kiddy trolling. People will say just about anything no matter how BS.
?? Is this the running joke, or are people serious with this repetitive post to any problem Apple encounters?
There have been data outages, stolen phones (as compared to leaks), Apple Store melt-downs during previous phone launches, Antenna Gate, 27 inch iMac screen issues (2010), 1.8 million battery recall (2006), that poorly conceived AppleTV . . . , a history of Cloud issues losing or improperly synching data. Just search the archives.
I lament Steve's passing as much as everyone. But to hold Tim Cook up to the standards of some fictionalized, omnipotent being, who apparently reigned over a flawless Apple, is unfair. Not to mention fatiguing.
ALL Email Services Have Outages
Look...ALL email services go down at some point. My Apple mail has (yes...even when SJ was alive believe it or not), my gmail has, my paid hosting mail service has. It happens.
Anyone that depends on a single email service is asking for trouble. Get another or three email accounts and be prepared.
Look...ALL email services go down at some point. My Apple mail has (yes...even when SJ was alive believe it or not), my gmail has, my paid hosting mail service has. It happens.
Anyone that depends on a single email service is asking for trouble. Get another or three email accounts and be prepared.
apparently my e-mail was out too. didn't even noticed it.
got the e-mail that's how I knew about it
got the e-mail that's how I knew about it
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When did I say I wanted Apple to give me free stuff? I just want some sort of guarantee that their email service will actually work more than 5 days out of 7. Is that really unreasonable? Most other free emails seem to be able to accomplish this amazing feat. Apparently Apple can work all sorts of other technological marvels, just not basic email service.
iCloud can be accessed with any type of device. Its based on open standards, IMAP, SMTP, etc
Google is rock solid but it also fails, and fails miserably as well. Just google it.
Google is rock solid but it also fails, and fails miserably as well. Just google it.
That I understand, and it is the nature of the internet, but 2 day downtime for email seems out of the norm.
My 8 year history with Gmail says otherwise. fails miserably? I've seen in the past they've had minor outages that last not even an hour.
Didn't realize, I can hit iCloud mail from any IMAP client then? Nice
Yes, it's free, and they owe you nothing, but its part of a larger service (iCloud, iTunes) that they want you to stay hooked into. And a 2 day downtime isn't cool - there are other providers waiting for the business.
iCloud is a free service provided to you as a convenience. Apple has no responsibility for what you use it for and is under no contractual obligation to insure that it works. If you have essential services run through email you need a professional or in house email service. If you have a contract insuring service then you are entitled to damages, but when you sign up for a free service that says in its TOS that there is no guarantee of service its your own problem when it fails.
I wasn't affected this time but when my twin daughters were born almost exactly 4 yrs ago MobileMe went down and I lost all my contacts off my iPhone. There were a few choice expletives uttered as I tried to remember people's phone numbers to break the good news in the early hours. A complaining email went unanswered (and i was paying for tbis service at the time)I guess an apology this time is a good start!!!
No it is not. The cost for it is part of the Mac and other Apple hardware you buy. The Hardware cost subsidises the base iCloud to being no other cost to the user. So it's like buy a Mac and get iCloud access included in the price.
I remember someone from Apple said this somewhere once. I forget where.
A Flashback to the MobileMe debacle.
With some luck Apple may learn what cloud services are all about, get theirs up and running properly, and give us something to be proud of.
With some luck Apple may learn what cloud services are all about, get theirs up and running properly, and give us something to be proud of.
They do last more than 1 hour, and they do fail in 2012. Just Google it and do not be in denial that "The Cloud Never Fails". It fails, but for the minority.
I have never had a single problem with iCloud, but it does fails, not every day, but every few months, just like gmail.
Saying Google had never fail more than 1 hour in 8 years is just non sense.
Just a few links:
https://www.google.co.cr/search?q=gmail outage
http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1334721599000&iid=a88855ea3653b5d2f71d98b0b8906f84
http://lifehacker.com/5354314/how-to-access-gmail-when-its-down
http://thenextweb.com/2009/02/24/gmail-day/
I have never had a single problem with iCloud, but it does fails, not every day, but every few months, just like gmail.
Saying Google had never fail more than 1 hour in 8 years is just non sense.
Just a few links:
https://www.google.co.cr/search?q=gmail outage
http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1334721599000&iid=a88855ea3653b5d2f71d98b0b8906f84
http://lifehacker.com/5354314/how-to-access-gmail-when-its-down
http://thenextweb.com/2009/02/24/gmail-day/
It's not non sense, it's my experience with it. And I'm sure there's mobileme/iCloud users who have had 0 downtime since mobileme in 2008 as well.
2 days just isn't acceptable. Apple even feels that way in their email. And those links still do not show Gmail being down for 2 days either.
$0 per year / 365 days in a year * x days of service out. = r refund
For all all values of x, r = 0
*snort* Yeah, that's tricky all right.
$0 per year / 365 days in a year * x days of service out. = r refund
For all all values of x, r = 0
*snort* Yeah, that's tricky all right.
You know, some of us did pay for iCloud if we got extra storage. I have the 25GB plan and my email was out for two days.
The entitlement is strong with this one.
Any service is prone to failure, free or not. Would you expect the power company to pay for lost productivity after a blackout? No. You just don't get billed for the down time, or the power not used. At best, the provider may choose to make amends to keep your business, but providing a free service is already sucking up to you at least a little.
I was one of the affected, but don't use my @me address for serious business. At least not intentionally, but was surprised to find that after the Mountain Lion upgrade, Mail had not only switched @me account to the default account, but decided to start using that @me account even in threads previously sent from my business address. That was cute.