Comments on: Mobile Me is the new name of .Mac. Here’s the confirmation http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/ In bytes we trust Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mister Snitch http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Mister Snitch Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:14:34 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-376 <p>Heh. I never heard that, gslusher. Fascinating.</p> Heh. I never heard that, gslusher. Fascinating.

]]> By: gslusher http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-379 gslusher Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:02:58 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-379 <p>Mister Snitch wrote that Apple didn't call the Apple TV "iTV." Well, they tried. "iTV" was the name Jobs used when he first introduced what became Apple TV. However, ITV is a TV network in the UK, so that name couldn't be used internationally.</p> Mister Snitch wrote that Apple didn’t call the Apple TV “iTV.” Well, they tried. “iTV” was the name Jobs used when he first introduced what became Apple TV. However, ITV is a TV network in the UK, so that name couldn’t be used internationally.

]]> By: Pinky http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Pinky Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:10:46 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-378 <p>ipodair.com is owned by domainsbyproxy.com. ipodair.net was registered through a German registrar.</p> ipodair.com is owned by domainsbyproxy.com. ipodair.net was registered through a German registrar.

]]> By: Venezuela http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Venezuela Sat, 31 May 2008 20:42:27 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-377 <p>That would make your windows machine nearly equal to any mac. They wont offer all those programs as native windows apps. That would make me buy a Sony Vaio instead of the MacBook in 2 months...</p> That would make your windows machine nearly equal to any mac. They wont offer all those programs as native windows apps. That would make me buy a Sony Vaio instead of the MacBook in 2 months…

]]> By: Steven Wake http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Steven Wake Sat, 31 May 2008 09:02:29 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-375 <p>Apple should absolutely port more software to Windows for the ultimate 'halo' effect. I think they should start with the basics (Apple Mail, Address Book, iCal), these basics integrate with iPhone and .Mac (Mobile Me sounds dreadful, really Microsoft type rubbish name, except MS would name it 'Micrsoft Windows Mobile Me Live', or something equally snappy).</p> <p>After the basics maybe iLife? More integration from these capable programs which offer a good Mac feeling. Finally iWork maybe?</p> Apple should absolutely port more software to Windows for the ultimate ‘halo’ effect. I think they should start with the basics (Apple Mail, Address Book, iCal), these basics integrate with iPhone and .Mac (Mobile Me sounds dreadful, really Microsoft type rubbish name, except MS would name it ‘Micrsoft Windows Mobile Me Live’, or something equally snappy).

After the basics maybe iLife? More integration from these capable programs which offer a good Mac feeling. Finally iWork maybe?

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Mike Cane Fri, 30 May 2008 23:19:41 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-374 <p>http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/apple-owns-the-mobile-me-trademark/</p> <p>Apple also owns other trademarks that have yet to be used.</p> <p>Hmmm... can someone tell if Apple owns the ipodair.com domain yet?</p> http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/apple-owns-the-mobile-me-trademark/

Apple also owns other trademarks that have yet to be used.

Hmmm… can someone tell if Apple owns the ipodair.com domain yet?

]]> By: Tim F. http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Tim F. Fri, 30 May 2008 22:38:09 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-373 <p>Also, a rebranding of any kind at this point would help. And <em>actual</em> improvements to the service would moot the signifiance of any name for me.</p> Also, a rebranding of any kind at this point would help. And actual improvements to the service would moot the signifiance of any name for me.

]]> By: Tim F. http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Tim F. Fri, 30 May 2008 22:32:21 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-372 <p>beemo, Mister Snitch, you do know it used to be iTools, right? But they had to change it because of a trademark settlement. At the time, it was clever marketing because the mis-informed would claim: it's Apple's alternative to .Net. It was smart to jump on that meme even if it was just rebranding some weak web offerings.</p> <p>I think there's a chance Kyle is still right: it just may refer to syncing your Home directory over the net, not the totality of .Mac services.</p> beemo, Mister Snitch, you do know it used to be iTools, right? But they had to change it because of a trademark settlement. At the time, it was clever marketing because the mis-informed would claim: it’s Apple’s alternative to .Net. It was smart to jump on that meme even if it was just rebranding some weak web offerings.

I think there’s a chance Kyle is still right: it just may refer to syncing your Home directory over the net, not the totality of .Mac services.

]]> By: hammerpocket http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-371 hammerpocket Fri, 30 May 2008 22:22:13 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-371 <p>It's not like Apple hasn't had dumb names before (or at least names that no one believed were real because of whatever reason). As far as Mobile Me sounding like an MS product--you don't think .Mac reminded anyone of .Net?</p> It’s not like Apple hasn’t had dumb names before (or at least names that no one believed were real because of whatever reason). As far as Mobile Me sounding like an MS product — you don’t think .Mac reminded anyone of .Net?

]]> By: Mister Snitch http://www.codingrobots.com/blog/2008/05/30/mobile-me-is-the-new-name-of-mac-heres-the-confirmation/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Mister Snitch Fri, 30 May 2008 19:05:34 +0000 http://blog.codingrobots.com/?p=272#comment-370 <p>Yeah, beemo. Pick a word, slap an "i" in front, it's an Apple product. What were they thinking, that they had to muck that up?</p> <p>Or, you know, the alternative nomenclature is "Apple" something. They didn't call the Apple TV the "iTV".</p> <p>But they didn't do THAT either. Mobile Me sounds like Mini Me, or as you say like a halfbaked MS product.</p> <p>They really should hire beemo, who obviously knows something about memorable names.</p> Yeah, beemo. Pick a word, slap an “i” in front, it’s an Apple product. What were they thinking, that they had to muck that up?

Or, you know, the alternative nomenclature is “Apple” something. They didn’t call the Apple TV the “iTV”.

But they didn’t do THAT either. Mobile Me sounds like Mini Me, or as you say like a halfbaked MS product.

They really should hire beemo, who obviously knows something about memorable names.

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