Apple's MobileMe - Insanely Not That Great
11/05/09 12:47 Filed in: Computers & Tech
Think Microsofty
It's about that time. My yearly subscription to Apple's Mobile Me is due and now that i've replaced most of the MobileMe services with cheaper or free services from places like Google etc It seems I am paying over $100usd for an email account! Seems kinda pricey for a single email account with 5 aliases!
In for a penny, in for a hundred bucks!
Hey no problem, just opt out of all those other services and just keep the email service right?
WRONG!
You have to take a minimum package that costs you over a hundred bucks. Nothing is optional except,..of course if you want to spend MORE money on their services! Apple used to offer email only accounts but suspended this practice some time ago. Unless you were grandfathered in on that old system, you're out of luck if you don't want to pay for these extra, basically useless services.
Wildly Intelligent, but not very smart
I think Apple has lost sight of the big picture. Nearly every day I get colourful ads from Apple. I have no choice but to look at them because that's part of the deal with having an email account from Apple. I really don't mind, it's always cool to see the new products coming out and the promotions and deals that are being offered. The problem is that if I don't renew my MobileMe account I don't see those ads, and the thousands out there just like me also don't see those ads.
Pretend you're Apple's CEO Steve Jobs
Correct me if I'm wrong but those ads are very effective in helping to sell new products, so don't you want as many people to see them as possible? Wouldn't it be smart marketing to have me pay some token fee like say $!9.95 a year for an email only account so that you can keep sending me those ads? I mean where's the downside? I pay you money. You stay connected to me so you can try and sell me stuff! If you're into making money that's gotta be a whole lot easier than counting cards in vegas! In fact that could almost be considered marketing genius.
Perhaps somebody's MENSA card got lost in the mail?
It's about that time. My yearly subscription to Apple's Mobile Me is due and now that i've replaced most of the MobileMe services with cheaper or free services from places like Google etc It seems I am paying over $100usd for an email account! Seems kinda pricey for a single email account with 5 aliases!
In for a penny, in for a hundred bucks!
Hey no problem, just opt out of all those other services and just keep the email service right?
WRONG!
You have to take a minimum package that costs you over a hundred bucks. Nothing is optional except,..of course if you want to spend MORE money on their services! Apple used to offer email only accounts but suspended this practice some time ago. Unless you were grandfathered in on that old system, you're out of luck if you don't want to pay for these extra, basically useless services.
Wildly Intelligent, but not very smart
I think Apple has lost sight of the big picture. Nearly every day I get colourful ads from Apple. I have no choice but to look at them because that's part of the deal with having an email account from Apple. I really don't mind, it's always cool to see the new products coming out and the promotions and deals that are being offered. The problem is that if I don't renew my MobileMe account I don't see those ads, and the thousands out there just like me also don't see those ads.
Pretend you're Apple's CEO Steve Jobs
Correct me if I'm wrong but those ads are very effective in helping to sell new products, so don't you want as many people to see them as possible? Wouldn't it be smart marketing to have me pay some token fee like say $!9.95 a year for an email only account so that you can keep sending me those ads? I mean where's the downside? I pay you money. You stay connected to me so you can try and sell me stuff! If you're into making money that's gotta be a whole lot easier than counting cards in vegas! In fact that could almost be considered marketing genius.
Perhaps somebody's MENSA card got lost in the mail?
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