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theappleblog.com - 1/14/2009

MobileMe Free Trials Could Lose Your Precious Files

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The MobileMe trial began to seem like it was going to go on forever, since Apple kept tacking on more time to make up for having released a half-baked service to begin with. Sadly, not so. My own trial term recently came to an end, but by the time it did, I’d become fairly dependent on ...

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neowin.net - 1/19/2009

Microsoft set to unveil MobileMe competitor next month

— neowin.net — Microsoft is planning to unveil three new mobile services at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona... next month. The software giant is aiming to move your mobile data into the cloud and rival Apple's MobileMe service. Microsoft announced the ... (more) Microsoft set to unveil MobileMe competitor next month

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theregister.co.uk - 1/13/2009

MobileMe wreaks wipey revenge on freetards • The Register

— theregister.co.uk — Updated Those who've been enjoying Apple's much-extended MobileMe trial should take care when cancelling accounts, to prevent... the cloudy ghost coming back to haunt them and swiping all their contacts and appointments. MobileMe maintains a copy of all ... (more) MobileMe wreaks wipey revenge on freetards • The Register

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Comments vote downundo vote up IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis found this 1/13/2009found this

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jkontherun.com - 1/14/2009

Cancel MobileMe- lose all your local data

— jkontherun.com — Apple blew it with the MobileMe launch last year and rapidly stepped in and extended the free... trial period that many had signed up for. They kept doing so until recently when they notified those who had not signed on for the paid membership that ... (more) Cancel MobileMe- lose all your local data

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Cancel MobileMe- lose all your local data
jkOnTheRun — ... folks something big time for wiping their data for ending a free trial.  This is Apple’s repsonsibility no matter how you look at this, user data cannot be destroyed when a free trial of anything ends.  This points out the vulnerability that cloud storage brings when the cloud fights back. This also makes it clear how important it is to disable syncing on all your computers before canceling MobileMe for any reason.  It seems that the Apple bites back if so. (via TheAppleBlog) ...

Apple MobileMe deleting local data after trial subscriptions cancelled
SlashGear — ... (first a 30-day block, then a further 60-days).  Since then, things have been pretty quiet - which is really what you want from something like MobileMe - unless you’ve reached the end of your free trial and decide not to buy a subscription.  Then, many users are finding, not only your cloud but your local data can end up deleted. ...