Woe is Me

I'd been thinking of checking out MobileMe for the family. I was thinking that it would be a good backup for contacts, data storage and a few other things that I liked the idea of. It had been a tempting proposition until the disastrous launch reports. To get a feel for what's been going on, ust check out the support forums on Apple's own servers. After reading though some of the problems, you just kinda say, "Wow, that's gotta hurt."

Currently there is a "MobileMe" Status page (personally I'm wondering who the staff memeber is that has to pen that page). Steve Jobs must be taking massive heat for all the crap (and I do mean crap) going on in that division. This roll out has definitely effected shares on the stock market, company image and has Microsoft dancing the "Happy Dance." My guess if it hasn't already happened, a few people have been fired. It's a major embarrassment for Job and Co. And I think we all know how ANY CEO hates to be made to look incompetent or just not delivering on products and services.

So what's an Apple fan supposed to do? That remains to be seen. One would think that the real question is, "How would MobileMe" help me in my day-to-day experience. Depending on how you answer that question should determine whether you get the service or not. Reports have been coming in from all over the web that the MobileMe issues are effecting about 1 percent of customers. That's a very small percentage and can make jumping in worth the risk. But for those folks in the one percent, Woe is Me.

~ Jaye Morris