.Mac becomes MobileMe imminently

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When logging into .Mac today to use webmail, I noticed the following text near the Support section (left hand column):

MobileMe Launch
7/9/2008, 6pm-12am PT

As part of the MobileMe launch, www.mac.com will be taken offline at 6pm PT on Wednesday, July 9th.

Members will be unable to access www.mac.com or any .Mac services during this time with the exception of .Mac Mail accessed via a desktop application, iPhone, or iPod touch.

MobileMe will be available as soon as possible during this maintenance window.
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iPhone and iPod touch software update to follow soon?
 
Now mac.com isn't accessible anymore. It says:

This service is temporarily unavailable.
We are currently performing scheduled maintenance.
Normal service will be restored soon.
 
Interesting. Also, Apple last night said the switch would occur at 8 PM PT, not 6 PM as they originally stated, and be finished by midnight (PT).

iTunes 7.7 has just been released, by the way. Next: the iPod touch/iPhone software.

Impatient? Me? :)
 
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MobileMe still seems to be UnavailableMe.

I can understand that sometimes there are hitches, but being without access to webmail for this account all day (so far!) has been rather inconvenient and I would appreciate information from Apple. :confused:
 
It's odd Apple hasn't said anything at all. They are probably thinking that if they come out and say anything, it will make headlines tomorrow, not iPhone 3G lines... so, if they shut up and pretend its not happening, maybe the media will too.
 
It worked for a period of time for me, I was able to test out the PUSH sync stuff, I added an event to my Calendar and it showed up online... but my desktop can't connect to MobileMe, so no syncing their. It does work though, when its online.
 
I hope they can stabilize it before tomorrow, otherwise the stock may dive rapidely. iPhone without MobileMe loses a good part of its value.
 
I don't mean to sound overly negative, but delays in getting MobileMe up and running, the unreliable nature of the revised service over two days, the up/down nature of the iPhone/iPod touch software (some users upgraded, then found iTunes changed its mind and downgraded them again later), iTunes 7.7 causing some severe issues,and now news of iPhone users facing problems, including bricked devices, all mean Apple has a disastrous couple of days. It won't help their reputation in terms of their software and services, in particular. Here's hoping things get back to normal very quickly!
 
I got in to .me but you can't edit the .mac web sites and you can't start up a new gallery. In fact, the site froze on me.

All the new phones trying to get activated, all the users trying to upgrade, and the launch of .me ---- did some one really have a brain when they decided to launch all this on the same day?

I'll wait a few days before trying again.
 
Today, I received an apologetic E-Mail from Apple:

We have recently completed the transition from .Mac to MobileMe. Unfortunately, it was a lot rockier than we had hoped.

Although core services such as Mail, iDisk, Sync, Back to My Mac, and Gallery went relatively smoothly, the new MobileMe web applications had lots of problems initially. Fortunately we have worked through those problems and the web apps are now up and running.

Another snag we have run into is our use of the word "push" in describing everything under the MobileMe umbrella. While all email, contact or calendar changes on the iPhone and the web apps are immediately synced to and from the MobileMe "cloud," changes made on a PC or Mac take up to 15 minutes to sync with the cloud and your other devices. So even though things are indeed instantly pushed to and from your iPhone and the web apps today, we are going to stop using the word "push" until it is near-instant on PCs and Macs, too.

We want to apologize to our loyal customers and express our appreciation for their patience by giving all current subscribers an automatic 30-day extension to their MobileMe subscription free of charge. Your extension will be reflected in your account settings within the next few weeks.

We hope you enjoy your new suite of web applications at me.com, in addition to keeping your iPhone and iPod touch wirelessly in sync with these new web applications and your Mac or PC.

Thank you,
The MobileMe Team
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A 30 day extension seems a decent gesture, as MobileMe now seems to be running well most of the time for me.
 
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