<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
(	O
branded	O
iTools	O
between	O
2000	O
and	O
2002	O
;	O
.Mac	B-Application
until	O
2008	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
subscription-based	O
collection	O
of	O
online	O
services	O
and	O
software	O
offered	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
All	O
services	O
were	O
gradually	O
transitioned	O
to	O
and	O
eventually	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
free	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
and	O
MobileMe	B-Application
ceased	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
transfers	O
to	O
iCloud	B-Application
being	O
available	O
until	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
or	O
data	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
until	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
site	O
finally	O
closed	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
that	O
date	O
all	O
data	O
was	O
deleted	O
,	O
and	O
email	O
addresses	O
of	O
accounts	O
not	O
transferred	O
to	O
iCloud	B-Application
were	O
marked	O
as	O
unused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
as	O
iTools	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
collection	O
of	O
Internet-based	O
services	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
users	O
,	O
Apple	O
relaunched	O
it	O
as	O
.Mac	B-Application
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
service	O
primarily	O
designed	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
relaunched	O
the	O
service	O
again	O
as	O
MobileMe	B-Application
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
now	O
targeting	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
discontinued	O
offering	O
MobileMe	B-Application
at	O
its	O
retail	O
stores	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
from	O
resellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
iCloud	B-Application
to	O
replace	O
MobileMe	B-Application
for	O
new	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
current	O
users	O
having	O
access	O
until	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
to	O
cease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTools	O
and	O
.Mac	B-Application
were	O
designed	O
primarily	O
to	O
provide	O
Internet	O
services	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
members	O
of	O
iTools	O
and	O
.Mac	B-Application
received	O
a	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
email	O
address	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
services	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3G	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
renamed	O
service	O
,	O
MobileMe	B-Application
,	O
began	O
providing	O
Internet	O
services	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
were	O
given	O
a	O
@me	O
.com	O
email	O
address	O
(	O
though	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
email	O
address	O
could	O
also	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
those	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
domains	O
being	O
interchangeable	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
email	O
account	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
restricted	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
software	O
such	O
as	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
and	O
iCal	B-Language
,	O
and	O
they	O
could	O
access	O
personal	O
data	O
from	O
any	O
computer	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
using	O
the	O
web	O
interface	O
at	O
or	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
supported	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
used	O
version	O
2003	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
support	O
for	O
MobileMe	B-Application
was	O
available	O
via	O
chat	O
and	O
telephone	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
restricted	O
to	O
US/Canada	O
users	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-Application
was	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
utility	O
made	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
through	O
Apple	O
's	O
MobileMe	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
.Mac	B-Application
)	O
collection	O
of	O
Internet	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
online	O
MobileMe	B-Application
iDisk	B-Application
or	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
's	O
CD-RW	O
or	O
DVD-R	O
drive	O
to	O
make	O
safe	O
,	O
archival	O
copies	O
of	O
critical	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
Backup	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Sierra	O
,	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
versions	O
of	O
Backup	B-Application
were	O
regarded	O
as	O
feature-sparse	O
and	O
frequently	O
unstable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2003	O
Apple	O
released	O
Backup	B-Application
2.0	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
offered	O
greater	O
reliability	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Backup	B-Application
2	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
archive	O
copies	O
of	O
important	O
data	O
,	O
overall	O
it	O
only	O
had	O
a	O
basic	O
feature	O
set	O
for	O
backup	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
introduced	O
Backup	B-Application
3	O
at	O
the	O
Paris	O
Expo	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2005	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
upgrades	O
to	O
.Mac	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
offered	O
more	O
backup	B-Application
settings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
back	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
mail	B-Operating_System
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2006	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Time	B-Operating_System
Machine	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
new	O
backup	B-Application
application	O
which	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.5	I-Application
"	O
Leopard	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Operating_System
Machine	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
complete	O
backup	B-Application
solution	O
,	O
thus	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
completely	O
replace	O
Backup	B-Application
as	O
a	O
general	O
backup	B-Application
solution	O
for	O
most	O
Mac	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
their	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
web	O
portal	O
at	O
me.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
app	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
locate	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
from	O
another	O
device	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
iOS	B-Application
3.0	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
MobileMe	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Find	O
My	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	O
4.2.1	O
software	O
update	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
devices	O
introduced	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
had	O
two	O
different	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	O
Pack	O
plan	O
included	O
40GB	O
of	O
storage	O
split	O
among	O
one	O
20GB	O
individual	O
(	O
primary	O
)	O
and	O
four	O
5GB	O
sub-accounts	O
,	O
each	O
sub-account	O
having	O
its	O
own	O
email	O
address	O
,	O
online	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	O
members	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
Shared	O
folder	O
in	O
their	O
iDisk	B-Application
with	O
which	O
they	O
could	O
share	O
access	O
to	O
data	O
among	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
primary	O
account	O
and	O
sub-accounts	O
had	O
read/write	O
access	O
to	O
this	O
folder	O
and	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
free	O
space	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
primary	O
user	O
's	O
iDisk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notes	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
app	O
on	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Notes	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
)	O
were	O
synced	O
via	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
,	O
however	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
or	O
edited	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Do	O
lists	O
(	O
controlled	O
from	O
the	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
app	O
and	O
the	O
iCal	B-Language
app	O
on	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	O
)	O
were	O
viewable	O
and	O
editable	O
through	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
website	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
Calendar	B-Application
tab	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
viewable	O
or	O
editable	O
on	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
the	O
sync	O
for	O
Notes	O
over	O
IMAP	O
(	O
including	O
MobileMe	B-Application
)	O
was	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
maintained	O
a	O
synchronized	O
address	B-Operating_System
book	I-Operating_System
and	O
calendar	B-Application
feature	O
using	O
Push	B-Protocol
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
user	O
made	O
a	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
contact	O
or	O
event	O
on	O
one	O
device	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
automatically	O
synced	O
to	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
servers	O
and	O
,	O
by	O
extension	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
devices	O
included	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
Address	B-Operating_System
Book	I-Operating_System
and	O
iCal	B-Language
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
2003	O
or	O
later	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscription	O
calendars	B-Application
in	O
iCal	B-Language
on	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	O
were	O
not	O
viewable	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
(	O
although	O
"	O
Birthdays	O
"	O
was	O
viewable	O
online	O
;	O
as	O
it	O
gathered	O
its	O
information	O
from	O
Address	B-Operating_System
Book	I-Operating_System
,	O
rather	O
than	O
CalDAV	B-Protocol
or	O
iCalendar	O
(	O
.ics	O
)	O
subscription	O
calendars	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
"	O
Birthdays	O
"	O
from	O
Contacts	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
were	O
not	O
viewable	O
on	O
the	O
Calendar	B-Application
app	O
(	O
nor	O
any	O
other	O
method	O
;	O
except	O
looking	O
them	O
up	O
individually	O
in	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Birthdays	O
Calendar	B-Application
was	O
added	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4.3	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
but	O
subscription	O
calendars	B-Application
were	O
available	O
to	O
view	O
in	O
Calendar	B-Application
by	O
adding	O
them	O
through	O
Settings>Mail	O
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Calendar>Add	O
Account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
had	O
a	O
public	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
gallery	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
and	O
videos	O
could	O
be	O
uploaded	O
in	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
at	O
me.com,	O
synced	O
by	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
or	O
Aperture	B-Operating_System
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
uploaded	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
upload	O
movies	O
from	O
within	O
applications	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
including	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
and	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
also	O
provided	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
an	O
email	O
address	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
only	O
for	O
uploading	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
uploads	O
by	O
viewers	O
of	O
the	O
Gallery	O
(	O
either	O
by	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
or	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
me.com,	O
or	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
dedicated	O
email	O
address	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
synced	O
back	O
to	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
or	O
Aperture	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galleries	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
public	O
or	O
private	O
,	O
or	O
could	O
be	O
password	O
protected	O
(	O
but	O
only	O
through	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
or	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
featured	O
iDisk	B-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
storage	O
repository	O
accessible	O
via	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
at	O
me.com,	O
Finder	B-Application
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
various	O
apps	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
remote	O
disk	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allowed	O
sharing	O
of	O
files	O
by	O
selecting	O
a	O
given	O
file	O
using	O
me.com/iDisk	O
or	O
the	O
iDisk	B-Application
iPhone	B-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
clicking	O
a	O
Share	O
button	O
that	O
generated	O
a	O
unique	O
link	O
to	O
this	O
file	O
,	O
protected	O
by	O
password	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
shared	O
by	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
way	O
to	O
use	O
iDisk	B-Application
to	O
share	O
several	O
files	O
easily	O
was	O
by	O
placing	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
iDisk	B-Application
Public	O
Folder	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
password	O
protected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
v10.5	O
or	O
later	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
08	I-Application
,	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
or	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
11	I-Application
application	O
iWeb	B-Operating_System
to	O
publish	O
websites	O
hosted	O
on	O
their	O
MobileMe	B-Application
account	O
,	O
either	O
to	O
a	O
domain	O
name	O
that	O
they	O
controlled	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
page	O
on	O
the	O
me.com	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
without	O
iWeb	B-Operating_System
could	O
also	O
publish	O
websites	O
by	O
placing	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
Web/Sites	O
folder	O
in	O
iDisk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
host	O
did	O
n't	O
support	O
any	O
server-side	O
language	O
such	O
as	O
PHP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
used	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
and	O
Dynamic	B-General_Concept
HTML	I-General_Concept
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
desktop	O
applications	O
within	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
on	O
me.com	B-Application
included	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Calendar	B-Application
,	O
Gallery	O
,	O
Find	O
My	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iDisk	B-Application
access	O
,	O
plus	O
an	O
Account	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
me.com	B-Application
web	O
applications	O
were	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
SproutCore	B-Language
Javascript	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
configure	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
email	O
aliases	O
or	O
domain	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
iWeb	B-Operating_System
Publish	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
browsers	B-Application
for	O
me.com	B-Application
on	O
both	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
were	O
Safari	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
3.5	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
while	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
were	O
Windows-only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safari	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
would	O
run	O
the	O
web	O
applications	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
fully	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
was	O
accessible	O
from	O
Linux	B-Application
using	O
Firefox	B-Application
3	O
despite	O
a	O
warning	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
upon	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Success	O
was	O
also	O
reported	O
using	O
the	O
Konqueror	B-Application
browser	B-Application
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
however	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
users	O
could	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
AIM	B-Protocol
service	O
with	O
their	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
or	O
@me	O
.com	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
connections	O
were	O
secured	O
by	O
SSL	B-Protocol
encryption	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
iChat	B-Protocol
users	O
using	O
a	O
MobileMe	B-Application
account	O
could	O
encrypt	O
their	O
chats	O
with	O
other	O
MobileMe	B-Application
members	O
using	O
iChat	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
access	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
Chat	O
account	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
free	O
or	O
paid-for	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
AIM	B-Protocol
app	O
provided	O
by	O
AOL	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
that	O
supported	O
the	O
AIM	B-Protocol
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
wished	O
to	O
sync	O
their	O
MobileMe	B-Application
data	O
with	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
had	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
Apple	O
's	O
MobileMe	B-Application
Control	O
Panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
install	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
first	O
had	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
install	O
MobileMe	B-Application
Control	O
Panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
installation	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
signed	O
into	O
the	O
control	O
panel	O
using	O
their	O
username	O
and	O
password	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
control	O
sync	O
settings	O
for	O
contacts	O
,	O
calendars	B-Application
,	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
and	O
iDisk	B-Application
settings	O
such	O
as	O
public	O
folder	O
access	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
preference	O
panel	O
built	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MobileMe	B-Application
Mail	B-Operating_System
Beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
Calendar	B-Application
Beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
Calendar	B-Application
Beta	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
web	O
application	O
at	O
me.com	B-Application
with	O
redesigned	O
day	O
,	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
month	O
views	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
list	O
view	O
to	O
make	O
scanning	O
events	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
new	O
sharing	O
options	O
that	O
allowed	O
invited	O
users	O
to	O
edit	O
a	O
shared	O
calendar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supported	O
invitations	O
through	O
RSVPs	O
,	O
which	O
sent	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
invited	O
persons	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
answered	O
by	O
clicking	O
a	O
simple	O
link	O
(	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
MobileMe	B-Application
members	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supported	O
CalDAV	B-Protocol
standard	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capability	O
to	O
publish	O
iCal	B-Language
calendars	B-Application
as	O
publicly	O
viewable	O
web	O
pages	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
wishing	O
to	O
view	O
a	O
public	O
calendar	B-Application
had	O
to	O
then	O
manually	O
subscribe	O
with	O
a	O
CalDAV	B-Protocol
compatible	O
calendar	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatibility	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
suffered	O
too	O
,	O
since	O
Outlook	O
users	O
could	O
not	O
sync	O
their	O
primary	O
Outlook	O
calendar	B-Application
to	O
a	O
MobileMe	B-Application
calendar	B-Application
anymore	O
;	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
integrate	O
MobileMe	B-Application
with	O
Outlook	O
was	O
then	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
MobileMe	B-Application
calendar	B-Application
linked	O
in	O
through	O
CalDAV	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
a	O
MobileMe	B-Application
calendar	B-Application
was	O
always	O
seen	O
by	O
Outlook	O
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
alarms	O
and	O
notifications	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
table	O
below	O
illustrates	O
the	O
pricing	O
structure	O
previous	O
to	O
Apple	O
discontinuing	O
purchases	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
iCloud	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
users	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
use	O
MobileMe	B-Application
services	O
inside	O
iCloud	B-Application
(	O
account	O
migration	O
happening	O
automatically	O
anyway	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
MobileMe	B-Application
services	O
and	O
access	O
the	O
me.com	B-Application
website	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
(	O
although	O
limited	O
access	O
beyond	O
that	O
date	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
content	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
wishing	O
to	O
cancel	O
MobileMe	B-Application
—	O
thus	O
immediately	O
end	O
all	O
services	O
—	O
could	O
gain	O
full	O
refunds	O
if	O
purchased	O
within	O
45	O
days	O
of	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
or	O
partial	O
refunds	O
if	O
purchased	O
46	O
days	O
or	O
more	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
unclear	O
whether	O
this	O
refund	O
policy	O
applied	O
when	O
the	O
iCloud	B-Application
service	O
launched	O
in	O
Fall	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
,	O
like	O
.Mac	B-Application
and	O
iTools	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
was	O
closely	O
integrated	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
a	O
MobileMe	B-Application
account	O
extended	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
many	O
programs	O
,	O
mostly	O
within	O
the	O
iLife	B-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
any	O
iDisk	B-Application
could	O
be	O
mounted	O
as	O
any	O
other	O
volume	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
mount	O
the	O
public	O
portion	O
of	O
another	O
user	O
's	O
iDisk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mechanism	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
ways	O
to	O
receive	O
free	O
software	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
.Mac	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
queue	O
files	O
for	O
upload	O
to	O
an	O
offline	O
iDisk	B-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
only	O
uploaded	O
when	O
the	O
iDisk	B-Application
was	O
mounted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iDisk	B-Application
commands	O
were	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Go	O
"	O
menu	O
of	O
the	O
Finder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
any	O
Address	B-Operating_System
Book	I-Operating_System
entries	O
,	O
iCal	B-Language
events	O
and	O
to-do	O
entries	O
,	O
Safari	B-Application
bookmarks	O
and	O
keychains	B-Application
,	O
mail	B-Operating_System
accounts	O
,	O
mail	B-Operating_System
rules	O
,	O
mail	B-Operating_System
signatures	O
,	O
and	O
smart	O
mailboxes	O
could	O
be	O
synced	O
with	O
the	O
iDisk	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
easy	O
synchronization	O
between	O
multiple	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iWeb	B-Operating_System
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
web	O
pages	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
iDisk	B-Application
and	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
one-click	O
web-publishing	O
of	O
photo	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iCal	B-Language
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
publish	O
calendars	B-Application
to	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Backup	B-Application
software	I-Application
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
backups	B-Application
to	O
iDisk	B-Application
or	O
local	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
prior	O
.Mac	B-Application
service	O
,	O
the	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
libraries	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
any	O
iDisk	B-Application
(	O
subject	O
to	O
various	O
licensing	O
agreements	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
integrated	O
with	O
various	O
applications	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
iCal	B-Language
syncing	O
with	O
Calendar	B-Application
,	O
Address	B-Operating_System
Book	I-Operating_System
syncing	O
with	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
syncing	O
across	O
devices	O
,	O
Safari	B-Application
Bookmarks	O
syncing	O
across	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
later	O
introduced	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
iDisk	B-Application
app	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
Gallery	O
app	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Find	O
My	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
app	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
mobile	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Find	O
My	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
feature	O
(	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
MobileMe	B-Application
users	O
,	O
later	O
made	O
free	O
to	O
all	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
users	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initially	O
only	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
apps	O
,	O
following	O
updates	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
made	O
universal	O
app	O
(	O
compatible	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
music	O
that	O
's	O
stored	O
on	O
their	O
iDisk	B-Application
in	O
the	O
background	O
from	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
subdirectory	B-Application
(	O
private	O
)	O
and	O
subdomain	B-Protocol
(	O
public	O
)	O
access	O
points	O
to	O
each	O
MobileMe	B-Application
user	O
's	O
individual	O
account	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
provided	O
direct	O
web	O
access	O
to	O
each	O
MobileMe	B-Application
user	O
's	O
account	O
,	O
via	O
links	O
to	O
each	O
function	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com	O
–	O
user	O
login	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com/gallery	O
–	O
user	O
photo/video	O
Gallery	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com/mail	O
–	O
user	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com/contacts	O
–	O
user	O
Contacts	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com/ical	O
–	O
user	O
Calendar	B-Application
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com/idisk	O
–	O
user	O
iDisk	B-Application
folders	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
www.me.com/find	O
–	O
user	O
Find	O
My	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gallery.me.com/	O
–	O
user	O
's	O
photo/video	O
Gallery	O
albums	O
access	O
(	O
used	O
with	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
and/or	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
public.me.com/	O
–	O
user	O
's	O
Public	O
folder	O
(	O
in	O
iDisk	B-Application
)	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
web.me.com/	O
–	O
user	O
's	O
Website	O
access	O
(	O
used	O
with	O
iWeb	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
homepage.mac.com/	O
–	O
user	O
's	O
file	O
sites	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ical.me.com//	O
–	O
user	O
individual	O
calendar	B-Application
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Originally	O
,	O
many	O
calendars	B-Application
could	O
be	O
published	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
later	O
final	O
iteration	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
removed	O
calendar	B-Application
publishing	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
collection	O
of	O
Internet	O
software	O
and	O
services	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
iCloud	B-Application
was	O
first	O
called	O
iTools	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Services	O
offered	O
by	O
iTools	O
included	O
the	O
first	O
availability	O
of	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
email	O
addresses	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
an	O
email	O
client	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
app	O
)	O
;	O
iCards	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
greeting	O
card	O
service	O
;	O
iReview	B-Application
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
reviews	O
of	O
popular	O
web	O
sites	O
;	O
HomePage	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
web	O
page	O
publishing	O
service	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
iDisk	B-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
data	O
storage	O
system	O
;	O
and	O
KidSafe	O
,	O
a	O
directory	B-Application
of	O
family-friendly	O
web	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTools	O
was	O
primarily	O
a	O
Mac-only	O
offering	O
and	O
provided	O
only	O
limited	O
,	O
discussion	O
board-based	O
technical	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
features	O
of	O
iTools	O
were	O
accessible	O
via	O
non-Mac	O
platforms	O
although	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
was	O
required	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
modifying	O
HomePage	O
content	O
was	O
possible	O
using	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
via	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
iDisk	B-Application
used	O
AppleShare	B-General_Concept
IP	I-General_Concept
for	O
transport	O
and	O
required	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
technology	O
and	O
therefore	O
opened	O
up	O
access	O
to	O
non-Mac	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
costs	O
rose	O
,	O
most	O
particularly	O
due	O
to	O
iDisk	B-Application
storage	O
space	O
,	O
the	O
wide	O
demand	O
for	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
email	O
accounts	O
,	O
and	O
increasing	O
support	O
needs	O
,	O
iTools	O
was	O
renamed	O
.Mac	B-Application
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
suite	O
of	O
services	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
technical	O
support	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Mac	B-Application
offered	O
several	O
tools	O
to	O
subscribers	O
,	O
including	O
upgraded	O
versions	O
of	O
HomePage	O
,	O
the	O
personal	O
web	O
hosting	O
service	O
;	O
iDisk	B-Application
,	O
the	O
online	O
disk	O
storage	O
service	O
;	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
,	O
the	O
email	O
service	O
provider	O
offering	O
both	O
POP	O
and	O
IMAP	O
protocols	O
;	O
and	O
iCards	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
greeting	O
card	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
services	O
offered	O
by	O
.Mac	B-Application
included	O
Backup	B-Application
,	O
a	O
personal	O
backup	B-Application
solution	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
archive	O
data	O
to	O
their	O
iDisk	B-Application
,	O
CD	O
or	O
DVD	O
;	O
and	O
McAfee	B-Operating_System
Virex	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
virus	B-Application
scanner	I-Application
given	O
to	O
.Mac	B-Application
subscribers	O
until	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
people	O
had	O
subscribed	O
to	O
.Mac	B-Application
since	O
its	O
launch	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
iTools	O
accounts	O
were	O
transitioned	O
to	O
.Mac	B-Application
accounts	O
during	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
period	O
that	O
ended	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
move	O
generated	O
a	O
mixed	O
reaction	O
among	O
Mac	B-Device
users	O
,	O
some	O
believing	O
.Mac	B-Application
was	O
overpriced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Mac	B-Application
occasionally	O
received	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
its	O
.Mac	B-Application
Mail	B-Operating_System
service	O
whose	O
interface	O
was	O
close	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mail	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
functionality	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
and	O
provided	O
drag-and-drop	O
,	O
a	O
live-updating	O
three-way	O
split	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
resize	O
panels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v10.5	O
Leopard	B-Application
used	O
.Mac	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
dynamic	B-Protocol
DNS	I-Protocol
services	O
for	O
its	O
Back	B-Operating_System
to	I-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
feature	O
,	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
CEO	B-Application
Steve	O
Jobs	O
announced	O
new	O
features	O
for	O
.Mac	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
Web	O
Gallery	O
feature	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Each	O
.Mac	B-Application
account	O
now	O
came	O
with	O
10GB	O
of	O
storage	O
space	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
divided	O
between	O
email	O
storage	O
for	O
an	O
@mac	B-Application
.com	O
email	O
address	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
iDisk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storage	O
space	O
for	O
both	O
email	O
and	O
an	O
iDisk	B-Application
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
the	O
user	O
wanted	O
,	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
.Mac	B-Application
license	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Mac	B-Application
was	O
also	O
offered	O
in	O
a	O
boxed	O
version	O
,	O
available	O
at	O
stores	O
and	O
online	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
product	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
speculation	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
service	O
to	O
replace	O
.Mac	B-Application
came	O
in	O
early	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
Apple	O
bought	O
the	O
me.com	B-Application
domain	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
.Mac	B-Application
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
MobileMe	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
:	O
mac.com	B-Application
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
from	O
08:00	O
to	O
12:00	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
went	O
live	O
between	O
20:00	O
and	O
02:00	O
(	O
both	O
Pacific	O
Time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
leaving	O
customers	O
redirected	O
to	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
information	O
page	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
option	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
hours	O
of	O
infrequent	O
service	O
,	O
MobileMe	B-Application
officially	O
went	O
live	O
during	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
.Mac	B-Application
features	O
were	O
removed	O
after	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
MobileMe	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4.10	I-Application
or	O
earlier	O
(	O
some	O
features	O
require	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
iLife	B-Application
integration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Mac	B-Application
slides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.Mac	B-Application
Groups	O
(	O
with	O
files	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Groups	O
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
group	O
owners	O
 '	O
"	O
Group	O
Archive	O
"	O
folder	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
was	O
plagued	O
by	O
various	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
.Mac	B-Application
successor	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
criticized	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
for	O
being	O
unstable	O
and	O
for	O
having	O
syncing	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
reports	O
of	O
users	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
access	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Mail	B-Operating_System
functions	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
suspected	O
to	O
be	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
.Mac	B-Application
to	O
MobileMe	B-Application
switch-over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
trial	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
inadvertently	O
charged	O
some	O
Australian	O
and	O
European	O
customers’	O
credit	O
cards	O
,	O
leading	O
Apple	O
to	O
issue	O
refunds	O
and	O
extend	O
the	O
free	O
trial	O
to	O
four	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
switching	O
over	O
.Mac	B-Application
accounts	O
and	O
other	O
issues	O
,	O
Apple	O
created	O
a	O
status	O
news	O
page	O
and	O
revamped	O
their	O
support	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
MobileMe	B-Application
Control	O
Panel	O
allowed	O
synchronization	O
of	O
corporate	O
Outlook	O
accounts	O
with	O
MobileMe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mid-2008	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Control	O
Panel	O
removed	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
synchronize	O
Outlook	O
to	O
MobileMe	B-Application
when	O
Outlook	O
is	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
Calendars	B-Application
and	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
synchronizing	O
even	O
standalone	O
Outlook	O
Tasks	O
and	O
Notes	O
to	O
MobileMe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Fortune	O
magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
MobileMe	B-Application
had	O
launched	O
to	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
CEO	B-Application
Steve	O
Jobs	O
summoned	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
team	O
to	O
a	O
meeting	O
in	O
the	O
Town	O
Hall	O
auditorium	O
at	O
4	O
Infinite	O
Loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
asking	O
them	O
"	O
what	O
MobileMe	B-Application
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
,	O
when	O
someone	O
answered	O
,	O
Jobs	O
reportedly	O
shot	O
back	O
,	O
"	O
So	O
why	O
the	O
fuck	O
does	O
n't	O
it	O
do	O
that	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
internal	O
email	O
sent	O
to	O
Apple	O
employees	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Jobs	O
admitted	O
that	O
MobileMe	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
too	O
hurriedly	O
and	O
“	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
Apple	O
’s	O
standards	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
“	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
mistake	O
to	O
launch	O
MobileMe	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3G	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
2.0	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
MobileMe	B-Application
subscribers	O
would	O
be	O
offered	O
a	O
60-day	O
extension	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
one-month	O
extension	O
previously	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
early	O
2011	O
onwards	O
,	O
MobileMe	B-Application
retail	O
boxes	O
began	O
being	O
removed	O
entirely	O
from	O
sale	O
at	O
all	O
Apple	O
Stores	O
,	O
with	O
stock	O
slowly	O
being	O
discontinued	O
from	O
other	O
stores	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
users	O
were	O
prevented	O
from	O
subscribing	O
or	O
renewing	O
to	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
via	O
Apple	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2011	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
's	O
release	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
sometime	O
in	O
fall	O
2011	O
,	O
entirely	O
replacing	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
,	O
however	O
both	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
concurrently	O
for	O
current	O
MobileMe	B-Application
subscribers	O
through	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
's	O
perceived	O
public	O
failings	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
anticipated	O
skepticism	O
to	O
his	O
claim	O
that	O
iCloud	B-Application
"	O
just	O
works	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
rhetorically	O
,	O
"	O
Why	O
should	O
I	O
believe	O
them	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
're	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
brought	O
me	O
MobileMe	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
new	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
current	O
MobileMe	B-Application
subscribers	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
over	O
to	O
iCloud	B-Application
either	O
immediately	O
or	O
anytime	O
before	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
when	O
MobileMe	B-Application
would	O
be	O
permanently	O
discontinued	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
limited	O
download	O
abilities	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
MobileMe	B-Application
's	O
email	O
and	O
calendar	B-Application
services	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
syncs	O
files	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
promised	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
began	O
the	O
service	O
during	O
fall	O
2011	O
,	O
giving	O
every	O
user	O
of	O
either	O
or	O
both	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
or	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
5GB	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
data	O
storage	O
for	O
the	O
basic	O
service	O
free	O
at	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
usage	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
paid-for	O
tiers	O
for	O
more	O
data	O
storage	O
also	O
being	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
@me	O
.com	O
was	O
retained	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
email	O
domain	O
address	O
for	O
new	O
iCloud	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
around	O
fall	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
started	O
to	O
sign-up	O
new	O
users	O
to	O
free	O
@icloud	O
.com	O
email	O
addresses	O
,	O
with	O
previous	O
@me	O
.com	O
users	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
using	O
that	O
email	O
domain	O
concurrently	O
;	O
as	O
done	O
on	O
previous	O
service	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
first	O
step	O
,	O
Apple	O
sent	O
"	O
30	O
days	O
left	O
"	O
emails	O
to	O
all	O
existing	O
users	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
then	O
followed	O
with	O
"	O
7	O
days	O
left	O
"	O
emails	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
advising	O
users	O
"	O
Download	O
your	O
photos	O
and	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
ends	O
June	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remember	O
to	O
download	O
your	O
Gallery	O
photos	O
,	O
iDisk	B-Application
files	O
,	O
and	O
move	O
your	O
iWeb	B-Operating_System
sites	O
before	O
that	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
as	O
previously	O
advertised	O
by	O
Apple	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
services	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
iCloud	B-Application
and	O
users	O
were	O
expected	O
to	O
have	O
moved	O
themselves	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
service	O
already	O
by	O
then	O
,	O
given	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
year	O
's	O
notice	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
exception	O
was	O
for	O
MobileMe	B-Application
's	O
Gallery	O
and	O
iDisk	B-Application
services	O
,	O
which	O
still	O
had	O
limited	O
downloading	O
abilities	O
remaining	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
portal	O
showing	O
the	O
banners	O
"	O
MobileMe	B-Application
has	O
ended	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
either	O
"	O
You	O
can	O
still	O
download	O
your	O
files	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
on	O
the	O
iDisk	B-Application
page	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Download	O
your	O
photos	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
shut-down	O
of	O
MobileMe	B-Application
occurred	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
MobileMe	B-Application
is	O
closed	O
"	O
banner	O
showing	O
on	O
the	O
homepage	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
redirect	O
link	O
to	O
iCloud	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
Gallery	O
and	O
iDisk	B-Application
also	O
ceased	O
operating	O
from	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileMe	B-Application
was	O
later	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
System	O
Preferences	O
in	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
release	O
of	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
