# MobileMe
technological @ 28 July 2008
Apple’s new MobileMe service…. it looks flashy and could be quite useful.
However, I think they’ve missed the point. I ask:
- What if you don’t want to sync using the MobileMe service? Why can’t I redirect to my own server because My server represents Me?
- How about other devices? Surely this should work with other devices and programs other than Apple software, Apple hardware and Microsoft Outlook?
- What if the calendar information that I want to sync to is stored in, say, Google Calendar? and I have further information about what I will be doing in my Yahoo Upcoming service?
- What about Personal Representation? ok, so this can sync some of my stuff together, but can I use it to represent me on various websites? There doesn’t seem to be a “Me” in “MobileMe”?
It’s essentially a data silo, and it doesn’t adhere to the WUPnP concept. It’s an entirely proprietary route which I am highly disappointed at Apple for, because actually they would do a lot better if it actually used standardised techniques (SyncML, OpenID, OAuth, Distributivity, Linked Data).
There are these techniques and more in the OpenLink Data Spaces (ODS) system. Hey, I’d love to be able to take some of the user interfaces off the MobileMe system and plug it into ODS or even Google Calendar and Yahoo Upcoming! Vice-versa, I’d love to be able to plug the Google Calendar GUI into the MobileMe server.
