Apple MobileMe vs .Mac vs Microsoft's Live Mesh

http://live.pirillo.com - I've paid for a .Mac subscription from Apple. I've also paid for an MSDN subscription from Microsoft. I paid about the same amount for each one. I can't call it .MAC much longer. From now on, it will be called MobileMe. If you're asking me whether it's worth the subscription price, my answer is an unequivocal yes! Blog post: http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/...

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MacSmiley (August 17, 2008 at 4:14 am)

Apple's Discussion moderators deleted this comment from an iCards thread, so I'm plastering it all over the Web:"Everyone, call Apple Customer Relations at this number to complain (I found it was the best # to call after trying several). They say number of complaints matters.:800-767-2775 "— k2graphics

MacSmiley (August 12, 2008 at 10:10 pm)

Apple's iCards were simple, they were elegant, and they didn't plaster recipients with advertisements, HTML, and flashing GIFS. Nor did they link people to malware. I got responses from sending iCards I never got from sending emails... not even emails with pictures. The combination of whimsical images and text in one small, savable JPEG in the iCard message was hard to resist. iWant Apple iCards Back!!

MacSmiley (August 12, 2008 at 9:53 pm)

Nobody used iCards? Don't dis iCards, Chris. There are two petitions online clamoring for their return!!

ejeon1989 (August 12, 2008 at 12:30 am)

I'm currently testing Live Mesh on my MacBook's Vista partition, and I am very impressed with it. Sure, it's still a bit buggy (it's still in beta), but there is lots of potential. Hopefully, this service remains free, as I can see college students (like me) using it a lot.

quikboy2 (August 10, 2008 at 4:11 am)

What makes you so sure? I remember reading a few articles about Apple's clever marketing tactics before.

quikboy2 (August 10, 2008 at 4:08 am)

Yahoo! and Windows Live too. I can't believe people just want to pay for the extra look and how it directly goes to iPhone.

quikboy2 (August 10, 2008 at 4:06 am)

Chris obviously didn't do his homework. On Live Mesh that is. Live Mesh is just a tech preview at the moment. Later, Mac AND mobile device support is suppose to officially arrive. So far, it's FREE. That's at least the data synchronization part.Windows Live, Yahoo!, and Google, already do the other services for free. Apple just likes to milk as much money as they can out of the consumers. MobileMe looks cool, but there's been so many issues with it.

waddleduckie1 (July 30, 2008 at 9:51 pm)

I still have my mac email address! And I will tell you the surprise... but not in public.

waddleduckie1 (July 30, 2008 at 9:49 pm)

well, competition repels me. I don't like apple's intrusive attitude and I don't like to have any more upgrades made into my system. It corrupted my computer, made my previously used softwares practically useless, and I end up throwing money down the drain on useless, upgrades. If you like mobile me, thats fine. You can do whatever you want, but I DON'T have time and the money to reinstall the whole damn software!!!

ashcaw (July 28, 2008 at 2:45 pm)

Oh and Microsoft even plan to support Mac's of the Mesh in time, that information was easily found in some of their earliest promotional material, do your research.