macworld.co.uk - 10/29/2008
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> News Wednesday, 29 October 2008 Microsoft reveals Live Mesh for Mac Does Microsoft's free file syncing service mean the end for MobileMe? Mark Hattersley > Microsoft is gearing up to take on Apple's MobileMe with a Mac version of its Live Mesh file syncing service, with beta copies now ...
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support.apple.com - 10/29/2008
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support.apple.com —
Summary This article provides more detailed information about
some recent improvements and the resolution of known issues...
that Apple delivered in the Late-September 2008 update to MobileMe services. Apple is always working to improve MobileMe. Since ...
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MobileMe: About the Late-September 2008 MobileMe update
blog.wired.com - 10/29/2008
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Microsoft has moved from paying $3 million for
a spokesman to getting its advertising for free. The...
next phase of its "I'm a PC" campaign has made the switch to user generated content. The campaign began with Jerry Seinfeld and ...
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Microsoft Asks You To Make Its Next 'I'm a PC' Ads
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Microsoft takes on Apple’s MobileMe, reveals Live Mesh for Mac
MacDailyNews —
... to Sync up the files that support applications (such as Address Book’s)," Hattersley reports. "One aspect about Live Mesh that is sure to appeal to Mac users is the price, which is free. This stands in stark contrast to Apple’s £55 per year contract for MobileMe. We enquired what the business plan was, but Microsoft remained reticent on details: 'We’re not able to say much about the business plan, partly because we haven’t figured it out yet.'" More info in the full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Over 13 million iPhone users plus untold millions more iPod touch users ...
Microsoft Vs Apple MobileMe: Live Mesh for Mac
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It looks like Microsoft is preparing to take on Apple’s MobileMe by putting out a Mac version of their LiveMesh file synchronising service, and apparently beta copies are now undergoing tests. The announcement was made at the Professional Developers Conference.
Microsoft LiveMesh is a Software Plus Serive app which can sync files between PCs and store files in a Microsoft Cloud server. Apparently the Mac version will sync file between Macs, Windows Mobile phones, and PCs, although it won’t be able to sync with the Apple iPhone.
Ian Moulster, Microsoft’s Windows Live Commercial Lead says “At mesh.com you have the Live Desktop which is a Web ...
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