Talk:MobileMe

Advertisement

Doesn't this sound like it´s written as an advertisement? Maybe a banner should be added at the top? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.7.83.102 (talk) 14:46, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. Just because it speaks about the features of the subject matter doesn't mean it is an advertisement. It also explains the downfalls of MobileMe, and is consistantly objective, as it should be. Do you have any examples? Ericvicenti (talk) 23:41, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

This does read like an ad. The biggest giveaway is that they don't give the prices for each plan. Why wouldn't you include prices? Oh ya, because $100 is a rip off and if people see that it's such a rip off it will discourage people form going to their site. Apple shills infesting wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.207.168.135 (talk) 15:50, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I agree that this does read like an advert, why does it not mention any pricing at all? Also the criticism is split up through the article and should probably be in one section at the end. 60.241.63.190 (talk) 10:33, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Actually it's WP:NOPRICES that prevents us from putting prices. It doesn't read like an advertisement. It reads like a he said she said. It needs to be rewritten and merged with .Mac. I intend to do this soon. NightKhaos (talk) 18:13, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Malware Hyperventilation

There is questionable validity in criticizing Apple bundling its Windows software together (installing MobileMe's user interface as part of iTunes because it uses the same sync that iTunes has always used), but suggesting this is somehow "malware" because it looks like Real bundling some unrelated spyware or something is just absurd. The only difference between iTunes 7 and the update that provided support for MobileMe was that it installs a way to configure sync settings in the Windows Control Panel (mirroring the UI of Mac OS X and conforming to Windows standards as well). iTunes for Windows has long included PIM sync with Outlook. There is nothing even anti-competitive about this bundling. Completely ridiculous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.52.37 (talk) 21:30, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. Also why the bit about exchange server? Clearly the features state that outlook is compatible with mobileme and says nothing about exchange server having to be compatible.they are two distinct and different systems and apple never claimed that exchange server is compatible anyway! Clearly written by a windows fanboy, ESP the bit about apple saying it's not a bug. Simply ridiculous. - Message by 212.159.12.26

Please sign your messages! NightKhaos (talk) 09:57, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

iDisk File sharing

Well apparently making a change makes you a vandal, so before I go ahead and edit this article to be correct, I'll bring it up to others. iDisk file sharing is available. iDisk has a folder called "Public" that is used for file sharing. This folder can be accessed by anyone, and has no limit. To access it, one must simply go to idisk.me.com/username-Public. Now I'll allow a few hours for everyone to recognize that I am not a vandal.

Rule number one of talk, SIGN your messages. Rule number one of any edit, verifiy them with references. And finally, if someone is removing your edits, take the agruement to talk. (As you have done, so I congratulate you on that.) NightKhaos (talk) 14:18, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Added. NightKhaos (talk) 14:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

I added a feature that wasn't mentioned in the category, that the iDisk/public folder can be protected by a password, if the owner doesn't want to make it really public. yhu0214(talk) 00:29, 10 September 2008

iWeb publishing

I added the way to publish a website on Mobileme without iWeb.yhu0214(talk) 00:47, 10 September 2008

Web applications

I added "Gallery" to the application list.yhu0214(talk) 00:55, 10 September 2008

Ugly links

KellyCook, I understand where your coming from, but having a link in a page like that is hardly a clean layout. Nor do I see how this related to WP:MOS, please read the section on links more carefully. Note the following:

Generally, URLs are ugly and uninformative; it is better for a meaningful title to be displayed rather than the URL itself. For example, "European Space Agency website" is much more reader-friendly than "http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/index.html". There may be exceptions where the URL is well known or is the company name. In this case, putting both the url and a valid title will be more informative: for example, "European Space Agency website, www.esa.int".

I do not want to get into a edit war about something so trival. So let me outline the my reasoning behind the change:

The article section is about the downtime affecting users, and what happened to said users, not the link to which the people were sent too. For this reason I believe that we do not need to place to full link. I will undo your edit, but if you disagree with my reasoning, please outline why here. NightKhaos (talk) 21:35, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

The downtime was specifically related to the urls and its redirects going offline. Especially the mac.com one, which doesn't exist anymore. However, the point is conceded that the autowiki linking was not good (and a bot would have come along and replaced them anyhow), so I wrapped them in nowikis. -- KelleyCook (talk) 01:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

That looks a lot better. NightKhaos (talk) 07:30, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Contacts

I disagree. Change the wording if you will (I will concede there is room for improvement in the phrasing of the text), but thousands of posters on discussion boards and a multitude of reports on the incompetence of MobileMe in dealing with Contacts exists - that is a fact that cannot be disputed. Anything else would be a denial of reality. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.250.227.19 (talk) 21:12, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

The revision had nothing to do with denying reality. The revert was to do with the fact the source was not reputable. Find a reputable source and it will remain in page. NightKhaos (talk) 23:31, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Merge with .Mac

I believe it is time to merge this page with .Mac NightKhaos (talk) 23:32, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

I did it --Samvscat (talk) 06:24, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Reason for removing edit from summary of anon user

See User talk:128.61.116.215 for more justification. NightKhaos (talk) 14:03, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Should this article link to cloud computing?

Isn't it an example of it? Jason McHuff (talk) 04:46, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

No. Cloud Computing implies virtual or real servers that can run the customer's own applications, or a platform that sells varying platforms or softwares as a service to run web applications. MobileMe provides neither. The catchphrase '...in the cloud' that is used to describe the MobileMe platform instead is a play on the entire internet being represented as a cloud (I would assume.)

Kylar (talk) 04:39, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

QUESTION: iPod Touch

Does this service allow iPod Touch users to access the internet without a WiFi access point? The description seems to imply this is an internet provider, is this just a sync program or is there more to it? The benefits of using this with an iPod Touch are not stated in the article and the service's learn more page describes nothing about what it is, just what you can do. bokthaku (talk) 11:27, 15 March 2009