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Apple's MobileMe Status Blog Terminated

by , 1:45 PM EDT, August 20th, 2008

When users started realizing, right after the MobileMe launch on Jul 11, that there were some serious issues, Apple set up a MobileMe blog on July 27 to keep customers apprised of its efforts to improve matters. Twenty-one days later, that blog has been terminated.

The last post says:

This will be the last MobileMe Status posting. Instead, we have redesigned the MobileMe Support page so it's clearer and has an enlarged area, now in the upper right hand corner, to report on system status. This is the place to go if you're experiencing a problem and want to know if it's related to an issue with our servers. It's also the page to visit if you're looking for general information about setting up MobileMe on different computers and devices, for answers to frequently asked questions, and more.

In addition we've created a new place for regular posts about all parts of the service, including enhancements, updates, explanations, fixes, support announcements, and other news as it arrives. MobileMe News is now accessible via a link on the right hand side of the tool bar at me.com, and we expect to update it frequently.

David G.

Thus ends Apple's short-lived experiment with communicating directly with its customers in a blog.

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Close Name:YodaMac Posts: 29 Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:16 pm Subject: MobileMe News

The blog may be gone, but as the final blog mentions (and you quoted) you can still find out about MobileMe status from:
http://www.apple.com/support/mobileme/

From there (and from the MobileMe web app itself) there is a link to MobileMe News, which gives you current MobileMe announcements and news (basically replaces the blog I think) and links to support and dedicated MobileMe chat as well.

So, not too shabby.


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Close Name:Guest
Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:18 pm Subject: but what is funny

is that there is a 'subscribe to this page' link...


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