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August 19, 2008

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Goodbye David G, we hardly knew you

Posted Aug. 19, ’08, 7:29 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Internet

MobileMe Apple surprised long time followers by starting the MobileMe status blog amidst a rocky introduction. Starting with the second entry, we even got a name attached to the problems: the mysterious David G. We got to know him more as the third entry came and he promised an update soon thereafter.

Next post later this week.

Turns out David is the guy that promises blog updates and never follows through. No one likes that guy. He finally updated yesterday to say that after such an illustrious run, the MobileMe status blog was shutting down. With that, another chapter in Apple’s history ends.

In its place, we now get MobileMe News, of which David says “we expect to update it frequently.” Uh huh. As our president once so ably put it: “Fool me once, shame on…shame on you. You fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”

I really hoped that the blog would actually be a regular feature. It was one of the few times outside a keynote where Apple interfaced directly with its customer base. It was almost like our existence was actually…acknowledged. Swoon.

David G, wherever you are and whatever you do, we salute you, despite lying in your third entry. We’ll miss you and anticipate your return when the next MobileMe disaster occurs.


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