Rumor: MobileMe may soon be free

I hope its true!!

The hook has been baited with something stiiinky! You techno Lames crack me up.

I don't care that it looks almost complete on the exterior -- how does it look inside? It's going to have to be loaded with computers, miles of cable, etc. How long will that take? I like mobile.me, I've been using it for several years.

That would be wonderful to start using again as I have to use Yahoo! calendars for OTA sync, Gmail, and sync my contacts directly with my iPhone since both Gmail and Yahoo can't handle extra fields. If I could even get just the calendars and contacts sync I'd be happy to switch back.

Dropbox suits my needs right now. I've tried to find a solution to use the extra space from Gmail, but nothing seems to work.

Make it free and let us use "mac.com" again. Me.com is stupid.

Actually, I believe that new facility with the aerial footage is a new CAT building. It was on the local news here in NC

If this in fact turns out to be true I would definitely become a dedicated user. I'm currently running the trial, but being a Windows user, the services can sometimes feel a bit lacking. I really like the contact, calendar, and mail syncing which is one of the main reasons I liked MobileMe so much but I just wasn't willing to spend $99 for it.

I wouldn't mind spending a similar amount to remove adds, etc., if the service does go free. I enjoy using google sync but a free MobileMe would replace anything google could offer for me.

Well, I guess now that Apple stock is well over $200/ share, the skies are blue, and the birds are chirping, it's once again time to make what Steve Jobs originally PROMISED to all Mac users in the late 90's to be free FOREVER- ie dotMac services, now evolved as MobileMe- once again free to all Apple customers, despite Apple reneging on that promise only a few years later after realizing they couldn't afford to sustain the costs...

Don't get me wrong- dotMac has been great. But, it just seems like if Apple's going to make it free to the rest of the world that they ought to give something back to those of us who've supported the platform from the get go in order to sustain it to where it is today...

NOOO! I just had to renew mine...

Refund???

Sounds really good though...hope its true.

Years ago, it was limited but free. It was a fantastic bragging point to PC users, clearly delineating an Apple attitude of gratitude.

Then, a few years after that (dunno - 3 or 4? Can't remember), it cost real $$ but with a bunch of added capabilities. Suddenly, the bragging point was pointless. However, it all still "just worked."

Then, more recently in the last 3 years, many $100 payments later, especially during the iPhone's debut, it no longer "just worked" and data was lost, and my Address Book was completely mangled and horribly corrupted, I began to lose faith. And clearly I was paying way too much for way too little. But they mostly fixed most of the really horrible issues recently. So, reluctantly, with gritted teeth and a scowl, I paid the $100 just last month...

And now, back to FREE. Well, if Apple throws something my way in compensation, I won't stop 'em. And if not, oh well, my world won't end and life goes on. But in this economy, I think they'd be crazy not to "show some love..."