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October 16, 2009
Mmmm, fruit!
A couple weeks ago, Rex and I walked into an Apple store and walked out with two MacBook Pro's, two printers (free after rebate) and a subscription to MobilMe. The printers and MobileMe were afterthoughts: we don't need new printers, (certainly not two of them) but I'm not one to turn down free, and the sales guy just wouldn't let go of the idea that no one's life is complete without MobileMe.
We've already found a new home for the printers: our PTA can make use of at least one of them, and may use the second as an auction item to raise money. MobileMe wasn't such a good fit. It was nice to sync contacts and calendars between computers, but not necessary. I don't have use for the gallery, and it was a sucky way to sync pictures. And I don't have an iPhone (yet!) so the ability to access my "cloud" is mostly moot.
On Wednesday, I took MobileMe and my on-again-off-again (it was on that particular morning) Mighty Mouse back to the Apple store, expecting to hear a "Sorry, not our problem!" on the webspace, and hoping for a "No problem! Here's a new mouse!"
Instead, I got a pleasant surprise. They refunded the MobileMe membership with no problems, and some guy tried to demonstrate how to clean my mouse. He tested it out and cleaned it some more while I was doing the return, and then did one last cleaning when I went to get it back from him.
And broke it.
At which point, I got my new mouse.
If I weren't already an Apple convert, I would be now.
Posted by me at October 16, 2009 7:58 PM