August 20th, 2008
Apple discontinues MobileMe status blog
Wow, that was quick. MobileMe’s status page is no longer going to be updated.
Promising to “write a posting every other day or so to let everyone know what’s happening with MobileMe” the blog-like page started out strong, with three posts in July.
Then it went dark with Monday’s “Final Post” stating “this will be the last MobileMe Status posting.” The final blog post refers readers to Apple’s MobileMe Support and MobileMe News pages.
Why did Apple punt on one of their first honest attempt at a corporate blog? It’s a shame. Tidbits has an excellent piece comparing Apple’s act of contrition with Google’s.
Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here.
