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Oh No!   I think Paul has just smelled his next book.

Is Paul an iCabal.   I am sure he is thinking of all how the G3 and mobileme will solve his concerns and problems as a parent.   I am sure his boy is getting to the stage of wanting a cell, a mp3, and video player and a portable game player.

All in one device for under 2 bills and he can keep tabs on the boys usage.

Sorry Paul, I try never to mention anyones family but I see you brain is racing and you could make a few bucks.  Maybe missing the gym today was not so bad after all.  

I was considering on using Mobile Me to replace my hosted Exchange Server account, but decided against it for the following reasons:

1) Mobile Me does not appear to sync tasks and notes between my laptop & desktop.  I can live without tasks & notes on the iPhone, but cannot live without task synchronization amongst my PCs.  Exchange Server supports this.

2) Price.  My hosted Exchange Server account is cheaper.  I pay $6.99 per month ($84 per year) and this includes mobile device synchronization (Windows Mobile and/or iPhone 2.0), Outlook Web Access, IMAP/POP/SMTP access and free Outlook 2007 licenses for installation on my PCs for accessing this Exchange account.  Mobile Me is $99 per year and would require me to purchase an Outlook license on top of that.

@Yawn

Maybe Paul is actually interested in MobileMe?

I gotta say them not partnering with Google makes cloud computing more interesting than it already was. Microsoft taking on Apple and Google. If you ask me this is a whole lot better than Microsoft vs Apple partnering with Google. I hope hope that this will spur major competition between the three.

I have no doubt that Paul is interested in mobileme.   While Paul may insult some with the use of iCabal, he sure the heck is not stupid.  

His table is just the beginning of his thought process of his next book  (Paul, I would like you to donate a penny from each sale, if you do write it, to a charity of your sons choice.)   - Yawn!

idisk is a webdav share.  Nothing more nothing less.  Been around for some time now on many platforms.

Apple has provided a simple client for Windows for USERS that dont know how to use the built in webdav/webshare features of Widows XP and Vista.  Ubuntu even has a GUI client for Webdav shares.

www.mac.com/.../idiskutility_download.html

www.mac.com/.../dmStoringFiles_t3.html

This functionality has been in .Mac and will be unchanged in Mobileme.  I am quite surprised you did not know this.  Then again you were impressed with Live mesh

How does Office 2004 or 2008 for Mac fit into this algorithm? I have both. It would be nice to sync the iPhone with Entourage. It is my second most used app, behind FF [still use IE for Vista and XP, but don't like Safari on the Mac. A matter of preference for me] If it does not work, then Office 2007 on Vista or XP will be me preference for syncing the iPhone. I hope that this can be done.  I just replaced the battery on my old Palm Tungsten T3 that I could use as my primary calender I suppose. I am also an Interventional radiologist [arteriograms, stent palcement, thrombolysis, organ drainage procedures,etc...] so I have some dexterity, but replacing those tiny screws was tough with my big hands.

Hopefully I can get some answers to the above questions, but I might as well just get one to replace my Treo, and carry my old T3 in my briefcase. Thanks for all your help. Paul, you're the best, dude!

Doc

I like the notion of Paul as "closet iCabal," but ... no, sorry. :) Too rational.

For the record, books are rarely worth it financially. In my case, books are never worth it financially. It's unclear why I keep getting sucked back in, frankly.

Rick... One thing Microsoft and its partners could do would be to make a consumer-oriented hosted Exchange solution with a cute name and decent pricing. I'm surprised this type of thing is broadly marketed. Obviously, hosted Exchange is out there. But you have to know about it to look for it.

SacredCow. I am interested in MobileMe. I recognize that it won't meet my personal needs, probably. But I think it will work for many people. I wish it was a bit cheaper on the PC, given the reduced functionality set.

Lindy ... I knew all about iDisk on the PC. I'm not sure what you mean. I am still quite impressed with Live Mesh:

community.winsupersite.com/.../i-love-live-mesh.aspx

Drwam... thanks... I'm still trying to sort through what's really happening here. Apple has a way of being very vague during announcements ("we support outlook" in this case), and less vague in their product pages ("actually, we support outlook, OE, and Windows Mail"). But we need to see the actual product in action in July to determine what's really happening. This was the case with the iPhone, where I figured out over time that it's support of Outlook is, in fact, horribly broken across two Windows versions and two Office versions. Hopefully, this won't be a similar rude awakening, but either way we can expect a glowing review from Mossberg when it ships. Some people take the time to really figure it out.

As a Mac user, I read your "Apple MobileMe Preview" article with great interests. I think Apple is making a tragic mistake by not offering feature limited version for free (e.g., 1GB with advertisements). Thanks to iPod and iPhone, Apple has a realistic chance of becoming a major cloud computing player. At $99/year, such goal will be difficult to realize even within the confines of Mac community.