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Steve Jobs: MobileMe to 'Get A Lot Better' Next Year

parapup said:
For real? You actually lose your mobileme email if you don't pay up every year? I left Comcast 4 years ago and they have still not deleted my @comcast.net address with 10Gb storage and free security suite.

Even Flickr keeps my account and photos if I don't pay them for Pro account.

That *reeks* of CHEAP on Apple's part.
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It's a paid service.
Seems like good Network admin, not cheap at all.
 
Quote: "I desperately want to stay inside of Apple's ecosystem as much as possible."

Why? We all want better products but there is no reason for desperation. Look around to explore other ways of doing things. Don't rely on one company.
 
Niko03 said:
It's a paid service.
Seems like good Network admin, not cheap at all.
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You take the crown! Flickr, Comcast et.al are paid services too - no one acts desperate/cheap enough in 2010 to delete things like your email address. There is no real benefit in doing that to either party.
 
sleepingworker said:
Besides terrible syncing issues, overpricing for cloud storage, and just the all around general bugginess of using MobileMe, one of the most frustrating issues is that there is no phone support for MobileMe customers! Apple's phone tech support has helped me time and again over the past decade, but when I've had real issues with MobileMe, I've had to do text messaging support and it almost never really solved the problem.
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There is phone support for Mobile Me...
 
PBF said:
I love the new Q&A sessions by Steve Jobs. Makes a boring day a bit more entertaining.

On a more serious note, I can't wait to see some Gallery enhancements like comments, tagging, etc.
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How about supporting FULL SCREEN images & video :mad: The pathetic little compressed images they generate are a joke.
 
Until MobileMe actually allows me to sync with my exchange based Outlook contacts, calendars, etc. on my work Windows machine. I have no use for it.

There must be some technical issue to prevent this, I am guessing, but don't understand why it is so hard to find a good way to keep my work based exchange contacts and my home Mac based contacts in sync. I have yet to find a good solution for this since Snow Leopard's exchange support is 2007 Exchange only and we are currently on Exchange 2003.
 
bedifferent said:
Honestly, in my time working with Apple and in communications/IT, most of the time MobileMe issues revolved around the user not understanding and syncing their devices properly. Almost all of the issues related to the users not registering their computer in the MobileMe settings, and not setting it to automatically sync the various features you need. As well, it's paramount to make certain that your main system is perfect in terms of contacts, calendar, bookmarks, etc as this will become your original "template". Once that is done, have MobileMe sync your information to the MobileMe cloud and replace all the data from the cloud. Then configure all your other devices/computers to pull that data from the cloud. I've often seen users configure their iDevices for their MobileMe accounts and chose "Keep on iDevice" when syncing, which can create duplicates and such. Taking these initial steps are crucial as they solidify your data and ensure that your devices will properly sync.

As HiRiz stated, do not check any of the sync settings in iTunes if you are syncing over the air through MobileMe as this will create duplicates. These issues typically involve consumers not understanding how a cloud service functions and assume it's simple. Unfortunately it's not for most, and it becomes frustrating to the user and eventually Apple is blamed for an issue that they are not responsible for causing.
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I think you might find there are vast numbers of us who fully understand what we are doing, have our systems correctly configured, have followed all the troubleshooting tips from Apple, have wiped all our data from MobileMe and re-synched, have spent many, many, many hours trying to fix it and still suffer from repeating duplicate calendar errors (usually 16 entries at a time), random old entries appearing, duplicate contacts that will not delete even when you wipe MobileMe and MobileMe constantly saying it needs you to overwrite it with the data from the computer - causing you to loose any new contacts on your phones - arggghhhhhh.
 
What a waste of money. Was it .mac when it was free in the late 90's 2000? Apple never made this anything better. Changed the name a couple times? Awful
 
parapup said:
You take the crown! Flickr, Comcast et.al are paid services too - no one acts desperate/cheap enough in 2010 to delete things like your email address. There is no real benefit in doing that to either party.
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Baloney... If I stopped using a service I would prefer my data would be deleted. Maybe it's wishful thinking to believe they do .... But... If I'm not checking the email address or am not able to check it since I stopped paying I wouldn't want it hanging out there looking like an active e-mail address and having people sending me e-mails that I'll never get. I'd prefer it respond back as undeliverable.
 
iphone1105 said:
last i checked, mobileme held 20GB's of my data you only mention 2.5gb for dropbox, seems i have 17.5 more gb than you
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Well, with Dropbox, you can get 0.5GB for every referral, up to 16GB for students. The total would be roughly 20GB (for FREE) with referrals and their other free offers. Additionally, you can also purchase 50GB of space for $99. The same price as MobileMe service. Now, it seems I could have 30GB more than you for the same price!


https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE2MDcwODgwOQ?src=global0
 
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vd0t said:
Well, with Dropbox, you can get 0.5GB for every referral, up to 16GB for students. The total would be roughly 20GB (for FREE) with referrals and their other free offers. Additionally, you can also purchase 50GB of space for $99. The same price as MobileMe service. Now, it seems I could have 30GB more than you for the same price!


https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE2MDcwODgwOQ?src=global0
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I don't see how someone can compare MobileMe with Dropbox. MobileMe isn't only a file sync service. It offers mail, calendar, contacts with sync capabilities for all Macs, Windows and iOS devices. It synchronizes Safari bookmarks, provides space for pictures and also iweb sites. How can you compare it to Dropbox?
I use both but for different reasons.
 
parapup said:
You take the crown! Flickr, Comcast et.al are paid services too - no one acts desperate/cheap enough in 2010 to delete things like your email address. There is no real benefit in doing that to either party.
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The guy that started this convo is wrong - they don't delete your email account if you stop paying. They put it in lock down mode (they won't let you log in or anything) and you have to pay to log back into it. Once you pay it is back to fully functional mode.
 
ElGringo said:
Until MobileMe actually allows me to sync with my exchange based Outlook contacts, calendars, etc. on my work Windows machine. I have no use for it.

There must be some technical issue to prevent this, I am guessing, but don't understand why it is so hard to find a good way to keep my work based exchange contacts and my home Mac based contacts in sync. I have yet to find a good solution for this since Snow Leopard's exchange support is 2007 Exchange only and we are currently on Exchange 2003.
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Not sure if this helps, but some guy claims to have it working.... (I didn't read the entire thread, and I don't know what version of Exchange he's using; or if he's trying to do the exact same thing as you)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/524267/


P.
 
I find it interesting that these supposed stevemails are in fact from The Steve and are processed as real news bits. It really goes to show how instant online news is so desperate to report anything that some obscure, terse sentence is seen as divine prophesy and becomes news worthy.
Someday it will be outed that these are from some lowly staffer who does them during lunch. And there's a chart in the lunchroom to see how many "news" sites reports the very same blurb as being important.
 
I use Gmail and Dropbox, but I subscribe to MobileMe to sync my Contacts, Calendars, and Safari Bookmarks between my Mac, iPad and iPhone. I'm ready to stop using MobileMe today because of syncing issues with Bookmarks and Calendar items.

Bookmark syncing is totally broken for me. Not all Bookmarks are syncing from my Mac to my MobileMe account, iPad and iPhone, and Bookmarks added to iPad aren't making it to MobileMe, Mac, and iPhone. I've reset everything as per Apple support articles, but Bookmark syncing breaks when everything re-syncs. Perhaps there is a "corrupt" Bookmark entry on the Mac and everything comes to a grinding halt when it reaches MobileMe? I'm sick of this problem. Anyone have any ideas?

I have also noticed that Calendar syncing is far from perfect. I don't seem to have problems with duplicates, MobileMe Mail, or Contacts. I'd trade the broken Bookmark syncing for duplicates right about now, LOL. I'm running OS X 10.6.5 on my MacBook Pro and iOS 4.2.1 on my iPad and iPhone. What a mess, Apple.

It would be great if you could sync devices reliably, and also use a personal email domain with MobileMe. The odds of me renewing my MobileMe subscription next September are pretty low.

Thanks,

ITG
 
Only reason I use dropbox is for 1password.

Once MobileMe sorts it's life out and offers the same functionality, I will be using it to sync alot more.

Just needs to be sped up and done like dropbox, and ASAP.
 
Comparing Dropbox to MM is like comparing apples to peanuts. One is a simple secure user friendly , multiple feature service. The other is plain old power user cloud based storage. There is absolutely not fair to compare the two. I have had MM for a year now and other than my iMac G4 hating the whole calendar synching thing it works flawless for us. My iCal has maybe two things on it anyway so I could give a shiz. I swear there is way too many people on here that expect way too much.

Do I think it's perfect...no. But the alternatives are no better and I feel that we do get what we pay for so I am content if it stayed the way it is.
 
Free

Apple should make MobileMe free for all Mac users. If you have a Mac, then a free account is provided for you and your family. Until then I will continue using Google services (and their browser since it now has 1Password support and just got a whole lot faster and has built in flash and PDF reading).

"I use Gmail and Dropbox, but I subscribe to MobileMe to sync my Contacts, Calendars, and Safari Bookmarks between my Mac, iPad and iPhone. I'm ready to stop using MobileMe today because of syncing issues with Bookmarks and Calendar items."

1Password works great with dropbox for Macs and iPhones/iPods. iCal works great with Google Calendar. Apple Address Book has built in syncing with Google Contacts and works across multiple machines. Apple Mail with iMap syncs nicely with Gmail. Safari bookmarks sync nicely with an add-on whose name I forget.
 
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My only issue with MobileMe is wishing it were @Mac instead of @me. I've never had any problems out of it, and i've had it since launch day. My syncs work perfectly, email pushes every time, etc.
 
thankins said:
The guy that started this convo is wrong - they don't delete your email account if you stop paying. They put it in lock down mode (they won't let you log in or anything) and you have to pay to log back into it. Once you pay it is back to fully functional mode.
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Thought so. But that didn't stop Niko03 from defending it though. Inability to think I guess - he would prefer they deleted it which automatically would mean that someone else can register the same email address and receive his mail.
 
Sync Problems

The same problems exist syncing with GMail. I get a fresh batch of duplicates when OS X contacts tries to sync. The problems are mostly with contacts that don't fit the "firstname lastname" pattern. "John Smith" syncs ok, "John and Jane Doe" gets duplicated.
 
vd0t said:
MobileMe is dead. Long live Dropbox!! The only way MobileMe will still exist if it matches Dropbox in space, speed and reliability. I only use MobileMe for syncing address book/calendar with my iPhone. The other features aren't too useful.

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE2MDcwODgwOQ?src=global0

You'll get 500MB (2.5GB) more space using that link to sign up. You get even more space if you're a student. Once you use it, you won't go back. Promise!
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dropbox is usesless...

you cannot even compare the two services, one is a information sync program with email and one is for transferring files.
 
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who keeps re-upping just to keep the .mac address. :) "me.com" is awful for the reasons articulated earlier in this thread. And, as a whole, mobileme is an embarrassing effort.
 
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