Comments on: Holy crap, am I gonna have to buy an iPhone?

By: manya

manya — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:05:07 +0000

I think there’s no doubt that MobileMe takes “inspiration” from ActiveSync and Mesh, amongst other services. But as a user that relies mainly Apple products, and as an existing .Mac user, the transition just makes sense (for me). I think if I had a PC, with a Windows Mobile device (I currently use a CrackBerry), the new MobileMe service wouldn’t make much sense. Platforms aside, I don’t have a killer $35/month plan, though I wish I did, so the increase in cost wouldn’t be huge. If I still had a $35/month plan, I’d probably hold onto it. Wireless plans just seem to keep increasing even though the technology keeps getting better.

By: Mat

Mat — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:50:34 +0000

Exactly my point though. If my annual cost of ownership is more or less $450/yr for the 1000 mins and enough SMS to cover me 2x over, why am I going to want to pay an extra $750/yr. If it’s truly features I need then I can understand but frankly I have little use for them and for those who know me, you already know I care very little about the “cool” factor. As for the “device plays nicely” - hmmm - mobile.me sounds an awful lot like 1) ActiveSync and 2) Mesh.

By: manya

manya — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:30:12 +0000

I’ve already made my decision after this morning’s presentations. As much as I despise AT&T, I’m ditching T-Mobile and switching. The improvements announced today make the iPhone exactly what I’m looking for. The bonus here is I’m already a .Mac user, so I get all the “exchange for the rest of us” syncing that I’ve been craving too. Not to mention the device plays nicely with all my Mac gear, something that Windows mobile and RIM devices have a hard time doing. It’s just going to suck paying an arm and a leg for it since AT&T is very expensive compared to T-Mobile.