Apple CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly admitted to the company's employees that its MobileMe launch was "not up to Apple's standards." His internal corporate e-mail reportedly acknowledged flaws in the performance and launch of the "simple way to keep everything in sync," as Apple describes MobileMe.
Jobs reportedly pointed out the need for more testing, and said the MobileMe services should have been rolled out slowly, such as over-the-air iPhone syncing first, then applications one at a time.
A 'Mistake'
Jobs also reportedly wrote that it was a "mistake" to launch the MobileMe service in essentially the same time window as the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 2.0 software, and the App Store.
MobileMe is intended to update data on an iPhone, iPod touch, Mac or PC. A subscriber with a Mac at home, a PC at work, and traveling with an iPhone or iPod touch could keep e-mail, contacts and calendars coordinated across the devices.
It is supposed to work with the leading applications of each type, such as Microsoft Outlook on a PC or Mail, Address Book, and iCal on a Mac. When changes are made in these applications on one device, MobileMe is intended to send those changes to the other devices. A user could also access and manage e-mail, contacts, calendar, photos and files at me.com.
Since so many customers have multiple devices, coordination of frequently used information is also being offered by Google, Microsoft and others. The MobileMe service replaces the previous .Mac online service.
MobileMe's Problems
MobileMe has been plagued with problems. Apple has, for instance, acknowledged that a significant portion of users were not able to retrieve information and files, which it said stemmed from problems with the mail servers. Some users reported transferring e-mail addresses and previous e-mails from other accounts, only to have the e-mail lost. Others noted wrong time...

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