10-19-2008, 08:15 AM
> "The epidemic of motherboard failures ...Huh?
Yes.
Apple even had a couple of recalls. Eventually.
> "The ENTIRE (ongoing) Mobile-Me fiasco"
>
> I don't think it's "ongoing" anymore. For most people, It
> Just Works™.
Your definition of "just works" is pretty broad.
When did it start working? As of the end of August, Apple handed out another 2-month subscription-extension to apologize for their continuing problems.
Here we are in October and I don't know anyone with a MobileMe account who can consistently receive their email in a timely fashion. About half the time, the server refuses connections. One day it all works, the next day, they have to wait 10 hours for email from Yahoo, but Gmail gets through. Or all messages sent to them with file-attachments will disappear into the ether, only to appear in the inbox all at once a few days later.
...And don't even get me started on the sync problems. It could take an hour or two to resolve sync problems with Dot-Mac, but at least it was doable.
...
Another important problem at Apple: Security-updates lag way behind. A great example: Apple was privy to a crucial DNS flaw. Every other party involved got out a patch on the same day. Apple sat on their asses for three weeks with no patch. 'Don't remember that one? http://db.tidbits.com/article/9706 That's a humiliating disgrace.
Yes.
Apple even had a couple of recalls. Eventually.
> "The ENTIRE (ongoing) Mobile-Me fiasco"
>
> I don't think it's "ongoing" anymore. For most people, It
> Just Works™.
Your definition of "just works" is pretty broad.
When did it start working? As of the end of August, Apple handed out another 2-month subscription-extension to apologize for their continuing problems.
Here we are in October and I don't know anyone with a MobileMe account who can consistently receive their email in a timely fashion. About half the time, the server refuses connections. One day it all works, the next day, they have to wait 10 hours for email from Yahoo, but Gmail gets through. Or all messages sent to them with file-attachments will disappear into the ether, only to appear in the inbox all at once a few days later.
...And don't even get me started on the sync problems. It could take an hour or two to resolve sync problems with Dot-Mac, but at least it was doable.
...
Another important problem at Apple: Security-updates lag way behind. A great example: Apple was privy to a crucial DNS flaw. Every other party involved got out a patch on the same day. Apple sat on their asses for three weeks with no patch. 'Don't remember that one? http://db.tidbits.com/article/9706 That's a humiliating disgrace.