Will you get Mobileme?

[Cadium]

I wonder if the IMAP problems are because of Google's implementation of it, or Apple's Mail.App (on OSX and iPhone) not really being built for anything other than .Mac/MobileMe?

I suspect it may be a Google problem. But it is a real problem. For example, I have 4 folders now for Sent Mail. I don't know what the difference between any of them are. I've also got two junk folders, one of them with 1000 unread messages (probably the server one). This really wasn't made to be easy for your average user. I've also got loads of folders inside the [Gmail] folder. Oh, and then there are the duplicate email problems.

Try clicking on one of the folders under [Gmail] in the Mail sidebar, and then in the menu bar click on Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > and then select the folder (for example, Trash) that corresponds to what you have selected under [Gmail]. This should at least alleviate some of the issues with Gmail's IMAP implementation.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?sto...071023233813768

[daveoc64]

I tried .mac recently and it really failed to meet my (already VERY low expectations).

I went into it only planning to use iDisk. I don't need another Mail account or any of the web features (besides, everything .mac churns out seems to use bizarre web design elements that I couldn't inflict on anyone!).

The biggest problem for me was the speed of transfers to and from iDisk. I have a 20mbps down and 768kbps up connection and it went much slower than other services I've used. Looking on the .mac forums, this is a common problem (especially in Europe). Luckily Apple gave me a full refund (I cancelled within 30 days).

MobileMe isn't really different enough to cause me to reconsider things. The Windows support isn't that great.

[Cormier6083]

MobileMe isn't really different enough to cause me to reconsider things. The Windows support isn't that great.

Well, MobileMe seems to be quite different. And it really isn't meant to be a Windows product. Apple does have a OS of their own you know.

[daveoc64]

Well, MobileMe seems to be quite different. And it really isn't meant to be a Windows product. Apple does have a OS of their own you know.

Well, duh.

But is it really too much to ask for it to support the apps that are included with every Windows computer and not just one that mostly business users will have?

Windows Mail, Calendar etc. are very much like the Mac apps. They should be supported for sync.

[Ji@nBing]

Nope. I just don't have so much going on in my life that it would justify paying $100 to keep things organized. I'd pay $10 for it tops.

[osirisX]

I wont be getting it. I would only be syncing between my iMac and iPod touch and I don't need things pushed instantly. I can manage without online storage and flickr works fine for photos. I also don't need to go back to my Mac while I'm out and about.