Apple Notifying Former MobileMe Members of New iCloud.com Email Address Options

MacRumors · Nov 7, 2012, 08:50 AM

Back in July, Apple revealed during developer testing of iOS 6 that it would be launching new icloud.com email addresses for users of the service, with former MobileMe members using me.com or mac.com address also receiving equivalent icloud.com addresses.

Those new icloud.com addresses have been rolling out gradually over the past several months for former MobileMe members, and Apple now appears to have completed that transition, sending out an email to former MobileMe members notifying them of the new email address option.

Quote:

All new iCloud Mail accounts now come with an @icloud.com email address. As an existing user, we'd like to offer you this new address as well. We have reserved [MobileMe user name]@icloud.com for you, and you can now use this address with your iOS devices and computers by following these simple instructions.

If you prefer, you can continue to use your current email address just as you always have.

No matter which address you use, you'll continue to receive all your mail, whether it's sent to your @me.com, @mac.com, or @icloud.com address.

Article Link: Apple Notifying Former MobileMe Members of New iCloud.com Email Address Options

flopticalcube · Nov 7, 2012, 08:52 AM

I'd rather just give out the me.com address. Its just easier.

DJTJ · Nov 7, 2012, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

I'd rather just give out the me.com address. Its just easier.

same here

Small White Car · Nov 7, 2012, 08:54 AM

Ugh. No thanks. @me is just fine!

Fair warning, Apple, that if you ever force me to use 'iCloud' as my email I'll be jumping back to G-Mail.

bondjw07 · Nov 7, 2012, 08:55 AM

I'm still using @mac.com, not planning to change.

Oohara · Nov 7, 2012, 08:58 AM

@me is pretty unbeatable IMO, see no reason whatsoever to switch.

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Originally Posted by Small White Car

Fair warning, Apple, that if you ever force me to use 'iCloud' as my email I'll be jumping back to G-Mail.

+1

autrefois · Nov 7, 2012, 08:58 AM

Will be interesting to see what new email addresses Apple will have for us in two years.

Psychj0e · Nov 7, 2012, 09:00 AM

Apple are not a very nice company, so I expect the use of @me accounts to be stopped eventually.

TheRainKing · Nov 7, 2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Small White Car

Ugh. No thanks. @me is just fine!

Fair warning, Apple, that if you ever force me to use 'iCloud' as my email I'll be jumping back to G-Mail.

My thoughts as well. I was one of the lucky ones who got an @me address and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

ziggyonice · Nov 7, 2012, 09:02 AM

Great, now just let me merge multiple Apple IDs.

nazaar · Nov 7, 2012, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Ugh. No thanks. @me is just fine!

Fair warning, Apple, that if you ever force me to use 'iCloud' as my email I'll be jumping back to G-Mail.

+1
Totally agree.

I started with .mac and the switch to .me was a pain. Also it's just getting confusing.

Dr McKay · Nov 7, 2012, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ziggyonice

Great, now just let me merge multiple Apple IDs.

I've been wanting to do that for years...

mkjj · Nov 7, 2012, 09:04 AM

No plans to give up my .mac!

somethingelsefl · 10:07 AM

I made the switch from MobileMe to iCloud...I use aliases for work and business. Now I have @me and @iCloud for all of those. Apparently Apple wants me to have TONS of @domains.

This...is...annoying. (that's EIGHT unique addresses for two @domains for my ONE iCloud account).

Crazy.

ziggyonice · Nov 7, 2012, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Psychj0e

Apple are not a very nice company, so I expect the use of @me accounts to be stopped eventually.

I wouldn't bet on it. Apple has allowed users to keep all their previous addresses, long before it was called iCloud (iTools, .Mac, MobileMe).

I still have an @mac.com address. I don't see them ever forcing me to get rid of it.

Tyler23 · Nov 7, 2012, 09:05 AM

I have an Apple ID that is a gmail address, and my iCloud email is my old hotmail address. Is there a way to change my iCloud account to the gmail address to match my Apple ID, or better yet, a way for me to create and use an @iCloud.com address for both?

whatever · Nov 7, 2012, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Ugh. No thanks. @me is just fine!

Fair warning, Apple, that if you ever force me to use 'iCloud' as my email I'll be jumping back to G-Mail.

And Apple would care why?

Threats like this are so stupid.

Chrjy · Nov 7, 2012, 09:13 AM

Confusing as hell! I seem to have 4 different email addresses via Apple, not sure how I managed that!

I'd rather they just merged.

Simmias · Nov 7, 2012, 09:14 AM

I can't wait to switch from @me.com to @icloud.com. I've always hated the cutesy and narcissistic overtones of @me.com, and I'm not the only one. Every single one of my friends and family made fun of me when I switched from Gmail to an @me.com address. I always slightly cringe when giving it out to people.

I know the nature of this board is to complain about every little change, but I look forward to escaping the stigma of @me.com. iCloud at least has an obvious connection to Apple and doesn't have that embarrassing "look at me" ring of @me.com. And for those of you who still think @mac.com is cool, your email might as well be @middleagedcurmudgeon.com.

andyjam · Nov 7, 2012, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by somethingelsefl

I made the switch from MobileMe to iCloud...I use aliases for work and business. Now I have @me and @iCloud for all of those. Apparently Apple wants me to have TONS of @domains.

This...is...annoying. (that's EIGHT unique @domains for my ONE iCloud account).

Crazy.

THIS. I signed on during the .mac era and now have 14 addresses that I have to flick through on my iPhone to find the one I now use the most. I wish I could either change the default address or hide the 12-13 that I rarely use...

likemyorbs · Nov 7, 2012, 09:19 AM

Weird, I never had MobileMe and i got this email as well. I've only had iCloud from the beginning....

mp0890 · Nov 7, 2012, 09:20 AM

Good. I feel self-righteous every time I give out my @me.com address.

MonkeySee.... · Nov 7, 2012, 09:20 AM

Wish I had a .Mac address.

sparkie7 · Nov 7, 2012, 09:21 AM

@mac.com rules

r2shyyou · Nov 7, 2012, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by somethingelsefl

I made the switch from MobileMe to iCloud...I use aliases for work and business. Now I have @me and @iCloud for all of those. Apparently Apple wants me to have TONS of @domains.

This...is...annoying. (that's EIGHT unique @domains for my ONE iCloud account).

Crazy.

Curious, I only see two domains: me.com and icloud.com.

Anyway, I'll personally be using @icloud.com because I just don't seem to be able to avoid thinking of Windows Me when I see an @me.com email address. I'm hopeful that I'll forget someday...but that day ain't today so I'll gladly take the necessary avoidance measures in the meantime.

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flopticalcube macrumors G4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the velcro closure of America's Hat	I'd rather just give out the me.com address. Its just easier. __________________ Read the Rules / Search the Forums / Use a Descriptive Title Mac Won't Boot?
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ziggyonice macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rural America	Great, now just let me merge multiple Apple IDs.
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mkjj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool	No plans to give up my .mac! __________________ Here's to the crazy ones...
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:04 AM	#14
somethingelsefl macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tampa, FL	I made the switch from MobileMe to iCloud...I use aliases for work and business. Now I have @me and @iCloud for all of those. Apparently Apple wants me to have TONS of @domains. This...is...annoying. (that's EIGHT unique addresses for two @domains for my ONE iCloud account). Crazy. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by somethingelsefl; Nov 7, 2012 at 10:07 AM.
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:13 AM	#18
Chrjy macrumors regular Join Date: May 2010 Location: UK	Confusing as hell! I seem to have 4 different email addresses via Apple, not sure how I managed that! I'd rather they just merged. __________________ http://www.velvetrockapps.com
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Nov 7, 2012, 08:54 AM	#4
Small White Car macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	Ugh. No thanks. @me is just fine! Fair warning, Apple, that if you ever force me to use 'iCloud' as my email I'll be jumping back to G-Mail.
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Nov 7, 2012, 08:55 AM	#5
bondjw07 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2003	I'm still using @mac.com, not planning to change.
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Nov 7, 2012, 08:58 AM	#7
autrefois macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere in the USA	Will be interesting to see what new email addresses Apple will have for us in two years.
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:00 AM	#8
Psychj0e macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010	Apple are not a very nice company, so I expect the use of @me accounts to be stopped eventually.
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:05 AM	#16
Tyler23 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Apollo 8, Lunar Orbit	I have an Apple ID that is a gmail address, and my iCloud email is my old hotmail address. Is there a way to change my iCloud account to the gmail address to match my Apple ID, or better yet, a way for me to create and use an @iCloud.com address for both?
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:14 AM	#19
Simmias macrumors member Join Date: May 2010	I can't wait to switch from @me.com to @icloud.com. I've always hated the cutesy and narcissistic overtones of @me.com, and I'm not the only one. Every single one of my friends and family made fun of me when I switched from Gmail to an @me.com address. I always slightly cringe when giving it out to people. I know the nature of this board is to complain about every little change, but I look forward to escaping the stigma of @me.com. iCloud at least has an obvious connection to Apple and doesn't have that embarrassing "look at me" ring of @me.com. And for those of you who still think @mac.com is cool, your email might as well be @middleagedcurmudgeon.com.
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:19 AM	#21
likemyorbs macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ	Weird, I never had MobileMe and i got this email as well. I've only had iCloud from the beginning.... __________________ "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." ~Steve Jobs
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:20 AM	#22
mp0890 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DC Area	Good. I feel self-righteous every time I give out my @me.com address. __________________ Black Unlocked 16 GB iPhone 5 - 2011 27 inch iMac w/ 12 GB RAM - White Wi-fi 64 GB iPad [3rd Gen] 📱 💻 🎧
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:20 AM	#23
MonkeySee.... macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK	Wish I had a .Mac address. __________________ If you’re busy making everything, how can you perfect anything? - Apple Always keep the rhythm in your feet and a little party in your shoulders. - Phil Dunphy
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:21 AM	#24
sparkie7 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2008	@mac.com rules
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