{"id":1524,"date":"2011-07-20T22:02:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T22:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/mobileme-steps-aside-to-pave-way-for-icloud\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T20:20:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T20:20:29","slug":"mobileme-steps-aside-to-pave-way-for-icloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/mobileme-steps-aside-to-pave-way-for-icloud\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileMe Steps Aside to Pave Way for iCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve still got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.me.com\">MobileMe<\/a>, consider yourself on a virtual sinking ship. MobileMe, the Apple $99 &#8211; $149 subscription-based grouping of online services and software, is now no longer accepting new users (as of June 30, 2011) and is soon to discontinue service. Of course, recent subscribers are being offered refunds for their paid subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>MobileMe offered a host of services that most business owners found appealing and useful, including:<br \/>\n<i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Locate Phone<\/i>: Tracking your phone through any other Apple device, such as your Mac.<\/li>\n<li><i>Storage Capabilities<\/i>: Individual plans included 20 GB of email\/file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer.<\/li>\n<li><i>Calendar and Address Book<\/i>: MobileMe offered synced address book, contacts and calendars that were all updated if one user device\u2019s contents were updated or edited.<\/li>\n<li><i>Image Gallery<\/i>: A photo and video gallery that could be uploaded to the web through MobileMe\u2019s web page.<\/li>\n<li><i>iDisk<\/i>: Online storage solution accessible through the main browser. Contents could be password protected and shared by email.<\/li>\n<li><i>iWeb Publish<\/i>: The ability to publish websites and web pages hosted on their MobileMe account.<\/li>\n<li><i>Web Apps<\/i>: Use of desktop apps through MobileMe\u2019s web browser.<\/li>\n<li><i>iChat\/Aim<\/i>: Standard iChat and AOL instant messenger access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>What Caused MobileMe to Fail?<\/h4>\n<p>The problem with MobileMe was that it wasn\u2019t \u201csmart.\u201d It didn\u2019t \u201cpush\u201d information when new devices were added on or synced. Users also experienced a host of other problems, including ridiculous lag time for simple processes, duplicate calendar entries, inaccessible image files, difficulty with video uploads and iDisk problems when run through a PC.<\/p>\n<p>MobileMe was good\u2026but it wasn\u2019t great. Back in 2008, Steve Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too early. As a result of MobileMe\u2019s failure, there\u2019s a brewing two-fold problem. First, many current MobileMe subscribers are at a loss for where to go next and are questioning how quickly they\u2019ll be able to adapt to the next platform and whether it\u2019ll offer them everything they\u2019re accustomed to. Secondly, those barred from subscribing to MobileMe are looking for what direction to head in instead.<\/p>\n<h4>Google Sync Advantage over Mobile Me<\/h4>\n<p>Google Sync stepped up as the leading competition for users who wanted to abandon MobileMe. Google\u2019s enviable syncing abilities came included with Android phones, making it easy to get connected; all you had to do was log into your Gmail account. Overall, Google made it tough for smart business owners to stay with MobileMe by offering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Better Email:<\/i> MobileMe offered an @me.com address, which makes you look as outdated as an @aol.com address. Google also offered more free storage.<\/li>\n<li><i>Controlled Contacts:<\/i> Google lets you control which contacts you add to your address book, rather than adding anyone you email.<\/li>\n<li><i>Free Service:<\/i> MobileMe plans started at $99\/year whereas Google is free. With free iPhone integration on top of it all, \u201cfree service\u201d is really the only reason you needed to ditch MobileMe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But with no current online storage service, Google users would have to refer to Dropbox instead. However, the rumor mill has it that Google\u2019s actively working on fixing this.<\/p>\n<h4>iCloud: The Next Big Thing<\/h4>\n<p>As for Apple, it\u2019s been diverting its attention to the newest and arguably best web development in the last 10 years\u2026cloud technology. Where MobileMe was labeled Apple\u2019s worst technology, the <a href=\"https:\/\/benchmarkemail.com\/blog\/will-icloud-and-ios-5-change-your-email-marketing\">iCloud<\/a> is revitalizing what technology is really supposed to be: the ability to access anything from any of your devices. Think of it as an information \u201ccloud\u201d that follows you anywhere you go. For business owners this means increased speed and efficiency at no user cost.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately there\u2019s some bad news for former MobileMe users who also happen to be PC users. Microsoft doesn\u2019t seem to be updating its software to adopt the iCloud, which means you\u2019ll have to resort to third party developers to synchronize and back up your data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve still got MobileMe, consider yourself on a virtual sinking ship. 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