anyone know if Apple might try to create a service like Gmail?

0	I imagine if Apple produced a free mail service like Gmail they would make it better, prettier, and many would use it! anyone hear of anything like it by apple? email macosx internet apple gmail asked Feb 17 '12 at 22:38 Derek Graham 176●16●19●28

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They have that now, it's called iCloud.

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answered Feb 17 '12 at 23:01

sfrancis928
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Yeah its buried in there somewhere.

(Feb 18 '12 at 00:45) JordanV

Not free: you don't get a free email address.

(Feb 18 '12 at 00:52) DJ Scooby Doo

Yes, you get a free me.com email address, as stated on Apple's website:

http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/calendar-mail-contacts.html

(Feb 18 '12 at 01:00) sfrancis928

Yes its free just signed up for it now. ;)

(Feb 18 '12 at 01:09) JordanV

I read into it and again, not free for people who DON'T have iPhone 3GS's or iPod Touches 3G and higher. Seems that you need to sign up for iCloud and that doesn't work on iPhone 3G and 2G or iPod Touch 2G and 1G.

(Feb 18 '12 at 10:02) DJ Scooby Doo

Oh, well yeah, that's because iCloud isn't a feature in iOS 3, which is the highest those devices can go. Wouldn't be much of a point in having iCloud if you didn't have a device to sync it to.

(Feb 18 '12 at 11:52) sfrancis928

iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G go up to iOS 4.2.1

(Feb 18 '12 at 18:29) DJ Scooby Doo

Oh right, my mistake. Well they'd need iOS 5 for iCloud either way.

(Feb 18 '12 at 20:55) sfrancis928

Right now I'm using both and im trying to figure out which one I like more. I would probably have to say I like iCloud's implementation better.

(Feb 19 '12 at 00:16) JordanV

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