Comments on: Apple issues MobileMe status update http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/26/apple-issues-mobileme-status-update/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kyle http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/26/apple-issues-mobileme-status-update/#comment-782787 Kyle Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:34:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=31269#comment-782787 The "epic failure" part wasn't just the botched launch, but the entire execution... Specifically, (1) naming it "MobileMe" and (2) not offering a free basic version. Maybe I'm weird, but every time I see "@me.com", two words come to mind: "self-centered" & "commercialized" Why would I pay for an email address that makes me cringe? Apple should go the route of Google Apps - quickly - and offer their suite of apps for *any* domain. Which brings be to my second issue: it doesn't matter how shiny or cool your webapp is, you'll lose 75% of your potential users at the front door if you require a credit card at signup. If Apple were really savvy, they'd let people try MobileMe for the 60-day trial w/o requiring a credit card. During the trial an "X days left" message would pop-up after login, and after the 60-days people would be locked out. And rather than only allowing $99 pre-payment for a year, they should have a monthly option for $10/mo. If they fix those things, sign me up! The “epic failure” part wasn’t just the botched launch, but the entire execution… Specifically, (1) naming it “MobileMe” and (2) not offering a free basic version.

Maybe I’m weird, but every time I see “@me.com”, two words come to mind: “self-centered” & “commercialized”
Why would I pay for an email address that makes me cringe?

Apple should go the route of Google Apps - quickly - and offer their suite of apps for *any* domain.

Which brings be to my second issue: it doesn’t matter how shiny or cool your webapp is, you’ll lose 75% of your potential users at the front door if you require a credit card at signup.

If Apple were really savvy, they’d let people try MobileMe for the 60-day trial w/o requiring a credit card. During the trial an “X days left” message would pop-up after login, and after the 60-days people would be locked out.

And rather than only allowing $99 pre-payment for a year, they should have a monthly option for $10/mo.

If they fix those things, sign me up!

]]> By: yoshi http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/26/apple-issues-mobileme-status-update/#comment-782560 yoshi Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=31269#comment-782560 I hardly call it an epic failure. Last year iPhone activations took 36 hours or longer for many customers and yet everyone mysteriously forgot about that during the delayed activations this year (which took much much less time). Will anyone remember the delay next year? Hardly - not even hack journalists remember last years iPhone glitches. If these mobileme's problems persist for months - then you can move into "epic failure" mode - but please spare use the false outrage until then. I hardly call it an epic failure. Last year iPhone activations took 36 hours or longer for many customers and yet everyone mysteriously forgot about that during the delayed activations this year (which took much much less time). Will anyone remember the delay next year? Hardly - not even hack journalists remember last years iPhone glitches.

If these mobileme’s problems persist for months - then you can move into “epic failure” mode - but please spare use the false outrage until then.

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