one or two month vs. instant syncisn't it ironic?
Plus, this is not a bug that can be ironed out. This is a non-existing function.
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one or two month vs. instant syncisn't it ironic?
Plus, this is not a bug that can be ironed out. This is a non-existing function.
isn't it ironic?
Plus, this is not a bug that can be ironed out. This is a non-existing function.
Right, it will require an OS X software update to fix. Hence the reason I don't see it happening within the next month.
One or two months? That's not acceptable for what MobileMe really is: a business service. I can't sit here and scratch my head for two months wondering if I'm missing emails and I need to check manually because their service is poop.
Wow....I just got back from a weekend out, and now I see all this. And I was honestly considering MobileMe because of automatically pushed Calendars, Contacts, and Mail. Hell, that's what they had that whole entire guide through.
Shame....had so much potential for success.
Shame....had so much potential for success.
If your business emails are that time sensitive, then it sounds like you need to purchase an Exchange service.
MobileMe is "Exchange for the rest of us," not "Exchange for the small business person."
BS from Apple
I want to add my frustration to the highly misleading marketing of mobile me. Changes from my laptop to my desktop are NOT pushed. That is absolutely untrue. They are simply synced just like before. Incredible that they could be so misleading to their consumer base.
I want to add my frustration to the highly misleading marketing of mobile me. Changes from my laptop to my desktop are NOT pushed. That is absolutely untrue. They are simply synced just like before. Incredible that they could be so misleading to their consumer base.
I might actually look into that.
But really, who's "the rest of us"? Seems like people that don't need push service
You simply can not be serious
Who do you think "the rest of us" are? And surely the issue, given the lack of push from the desktop apps, is that MobileMe is NOT exchange at all, nevermind "for the rest of us"I liked it better when the Mac's obscurity limited the concentration of prissy self-righteous vitriol among its user community, before there were so many people using the Mac as if to prove to everyone else why it's a mistake, coming into forums to discard a huge swath of benefits for the sake of the smallest complaint sufficient to get red in the face.
Fine, it's not instant. Fine, it doesn't read anyone's mind. But hey, syncing all your information *at all* between three separate platforms, out of the box, still pretty freakin great. Now my Macs, PCs, and Phone all have the same set of contacts and events, even if they're delayed by up to 15 minutes. It still happens *eventually*, and without any user intervention on my part.
What, was it better when you had no communication between the various systems? Better to use Entourage on your Mac and have to sync your Blackberry to your PC because the Mac software sucks? Better to wait until you could get back to your computer and plug it into USB, better to have to stop and think about when to do that every time?
Well, enjoy. As far as I'm concerned, screw all that.
If it sucks so bad, if it pisses you off enough to start threatening BS legal action (without even knowing the law), maybe you should go back to something less threatening, like pen and paper. There are still plenty of people whose realistic expectations are more than satisfied by the service.
So, yes, the heads-up is reasonable, and thanks for the word. But maybe you should see your doctor about your blood pressure.
Fine, it's not instant. Fine, it doesn't read anyone's mind. But hey, syncing all your information *at all* between three separate platforms, out of the box, still pretty freakin great. Now my Macs, PCs, and Phone all have the same set of contacts and events, even if they're delayed by up to 15 minutes. It still happens *eventually*, and without any user intervention on my part.
What, was it better when you had no communication between the various systems? Better to use Entourage on your Mac and have to sync your Blackberry to your PC because the Mac software sucks? Better to wait until you could get back to your computer and plug it into USB, better to have to stop and think about when to do that every time?
Well, enjoy. As far as I'm concerned, screw all that.
If it sucks so bad, if it pisses you off enough to start threatening BS legal action (without even knowing the law), maybe you should go back to something less threatening, like pen and paper. There are still plenty of people whose realistic expectations are more than satisfied by the service.
So, yes, the heads-up is reasonable, and thanks for the word. But maybe you should see your doctor about your blood pressure.
I get it. It says one thing but you have to push a button to make it work. All I'm saying is if you want the cool feature set that this service has, hit sync. There! I guess people can call it a work-around if they want. It's a pretty easy work around isn't it.
btw - I'm not trying to get into semantics here. But it says "such as docking your iPhone and syncing manually". That seems like they could mean syncing by docking your iPhone. I don't know. I'm just saying thing works. That's all. You can have any change you make anywhere to be everywhere else, instantly. I agree, not automatically, but instantly.
Get a clue.
If Apple had advertised this service honestly, there would be no problem. They didn't. Thus, like any other corporation, they deserve to get sued.
Sue 'em. I'll sit back and watch my contacts from my computer show up on my iphone.
Haha yeah thanks for that awesome post. Because that;s exactly what Phil Schiller said in the keynote isn't it?
"It does manual syncing or kind of automatic syncing *eventually*. Now buy MobileMe"
actually, hold on a minute, didn't he say stuff about it being instant and automatic?
Reread the parts YOU bolded. THE CLOUD is what pushes everything to all of your devices. It clearly states, you make a change on your device (i.e., your Mac) THE CLOUD pushes it to all other devices. And the part about not having to wait for it [again, THE CLOUD] or remember to do anything such as docking or syncing, again, true. Once it's in the Cloud, it will be pushed to all devices. Nothing misleading here, works exactly as they state it and if you all are reading more into it, then that's your problem, just don't buy it. Simple as that.
Works exactly as I understood it and I am enjoying the benefits of it.
I might actually look into that.
But really, who's "the rest of us"? Seems like people that don't need push service
Right, the majority of us don't NEED push service. Quite frankly, the majority of business customers don't NEED push service. Very little things are so time sensitive that they truly need push technology. I'm a physician, and even the most critical information often will not affect outcome if delayed by 5 minutes.
The "Exchange for the rest of us" was mentioned during a keynote speech if I remember correctly.
Why not just stop posting, since you appear to think that your personal preferences make some differences to the issue Apple's false advertising.
They don't. Get a clue.
Ok, but make sure you manually hit the sync button on the menu or else it won't happen.
I appear to think exactly what i said. Why be nasty? Maybe you should sue me too.
well for me, right now if i create a contact on my phone. it shows up on my computer before it does on me.com... anything you do on the web or your phone is showing up on your computer fast... so half of its working.. give them about 24 hours and i bet you see another mobile me update
Right, it's not needed, it's a nicety. For me personally though, the fetch feature for iPhone has been sketchy at best. THAT's where push really comes into play for me.
I'll pay $99/yr so I don't have to keep manually pulling down my emails once an hour because the fetch isn't working.
Wrong! No false advertising here, as I stated previously and again below, you guys are all reading into it the wrong way and making your own assumptions.
Ok, but make sure you manually hit the sync button on the menu or else it won't happen.
hahaha that is true. But I think i'll live.
Before everybody gets all excited about email being pushed to your iPhone, do a little test. I have always had amy 1st gen phone set to manual email checking, and my battery would last on average about 3-4 days with light use. Since I updated to 2.0 and set email to use Push, I get less than a day. I just set it back to manual and will see how long it lasts. If Push means my battery life goes from 3-4 days down to under a day, I think I can live without it.