Simple, they're trying to force you to use Lion which is a really bad policy IMHO.
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Simple, they're trying to force you to use Lion which is a really bad policy IMHO.
Apparently not. This sucks, I still use SL on both my iMacs. I actually use iDisk for small files, too, so I'm not sure what I'll replace that with (Dropbox or something else).
Rumors are that they are working on a way to combine accounts. This would help me as well.
They will be fine until june 2012, then they will suddenly and magically disappear.
I just did this. No you don't have to wait, but it advises you to remove add now before you transition. They will stay mobile me.
Hopefully this will get an update. I hope anyway...
EDIT: Scratch that it will work:
http://www.cultofmac.com/99782/iclouds-find-my-mac-locates-your-mac-with-find-my-iphone-gallery/
Although they could still add support in the future. And they will want to if there's enough public demand for it and adoption of iCloud is slow.
Not to mention if they don't support 10.6 they're not getting $25 annually for iTunes Match from any 10.6 users.
You've got to have the absolute latest all the time. Snow Leopard is ancient. Bleeding edge or nothing.
"Well, digidesign hasn't updated their software to work with Lion yet". Sucks for you. Should have been using Logic.
I'm totally kidding. I think it's not too cool that you have to have the latest software in all honesty. I figured this would EASILY integrate with Snow Leopard since Lion hasn't been out that long. I thought Leopard would even work. Oh well.
"Well, digidesign hasn't updated their software to work with Lion yet". Sucks for you. Should have been using Logic.
I'm totally kidding. I think it's not too cool that you have to have the latest software in all honesty. I figured this would EASILY integrate with Snow Leopard since Lion hasn't been out that long. I thought Leopard would even work. Oh well.
This is what I'm worried about: my wife and each have our own MobileMe account, and want to keep things that way -- I don't want to be synching to her calendars or bookmarks and vice-versa. However, we use my Apple ID for all app and media purchases -- obviously we don't want to buy things twice. So what now with the iCloud update?
Lion compulsory? No, thanks.
I tried it for a month or so but I'd rather stay on iOS 4 than go back...
I tried it for a month or so but I'd rather stay on iOS 4 than go back...
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Lack of Snow Leopard support really makes this suck. I have all CD Intel machines, which effectively walls me out of this garden.
It sucks even more that I have been a .Mac/MobileMe subscriber for years.
I sent Tim Cook an email about my concerns, but have yet to receive a response. Not that I expected one...
MD
milo said:
Lack of Snow Leopard support really makes this suck. I have all CD Intel machines, which effectively walls me out of this garden.
It sucks even more that I have been a .Mac/MobileMe subscriber for years.
I sent Tim Cook an email about my concerns, but have yet to receive a response. Not that I expected one...
MD
Not good for me
I have 5 Macs, only one of which (my work mac which I don't own) can upgrade to lion. One is even an early intel mini mac that can't. (Only core 2 duo intels can, it's a core duo)
So I'm going to lose my ability to sync all of my computer together, which was working perfectly. Most importantly of which was keychains. I can put a password in one computer, it would sync to all, so keeping track of keychains was a breeze. I do everything on the web and keeping track of all those keychains was imposable. I'm sure there are third party options, but I don't really trust other companies to have access to all of my passwords.
I'm going to lose Idisk which I used as my way to access all of my paperwork (I scan everything into a paperless system) where ever I am.
I invested a lot in these computer 4-5 years ago. They are still working fine, apple is just removing the software that tied them all together. I looked into how much it would cost to replace all of my computers with newer versions, over 5,000 dollars even going with lower end options.
Not happy with the iCloud update, I'll be waiting until the last posable moment to transition.
I am excited about ISO 5 in general though, my iPhone 4 will be happy.
I have 5 Macs, only one of which (my work mac which I don't own) can upgrade to lion. One is even an early intel mini mac that can't. (Only core 2 duo intels can, it's a core duo)
So I'm going to lose my ability to sync all of my computer together, which was working perfectly. Most importantly of which was keychains. I can put a password in one computer, it would sync to all, so keeping track of keychains was a breeze. I do everything on the web and keeping track of all those keychains was imposable. I'm sure there are third party options, but I don't really trust other companies to have access to all of my passwords.
I'm going to lose Idisk which I used as my way to access all of my paperwork (I scan everything into a paperless system) where ever I am.
I invested a lot in these computer 4-5 years ago. They are still working fine, apple is just removing the software that tied them all together. I looked into how much it would cost to replace all of my computers with newer versions, over 5,000 dollars even going with lower end options.
Not happy with the iCloud update, I'll be waiting until the last posable moment to transition.
I am excited about ISO 5 in general though, my iPhone 4 will be happy.
There are so many reasons to avoid the transition. I've got a MobileMe family account, so it makes it even more complicated.
-Lion requirement. I'm using SL for business and there are too many apps that aren't ready for prime time just yet. Plus I don't think any of my family members Macs are on Lion either.
-Loss of sync services mentioned above (Dashboard Widgets, Dock Items, Keychain, Mail Accounts, Mail Rules, Signatures, and Smart Mailboxes, and Mac OS X Preferences)
-Lack of support for more than one Apple ID.
-iOS5 requirement (expected, but with the family account and all the affected iOS devices, it'll turn me into a helpdesk)
I'm sure there are more. Wow, this is going to suck at some point.
-Lion requirement. I'm using SL for business and there are too many apps that aren't ready for prime time just yet. Plus I don't think any of my family members Macs are on Lion either.
-Loss of sync services mentioned above (Dashboard Widgets, Dock Items, Keychain, Mail Accounts, Mail Rules, Signatures, and Smart Mailboxes, and Mac OS X Preferences)
-Lack of support for more than one Apple ID.
-iOS5 requirement (expected, but with the family account and all the affected iOS devices, it'll turn me into a helpdesk)
I'm sure there are more. Wow, this is going to suck at some point.
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