Hypercritical

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin are briefly amused by iPhone 5 rumors, then dive head first into a ruthless analysis of Apple's online services, past and present. The sad conclusion: Apple sucks at what Google is good at, and vice versa. Links for this episode:July 2006: .Mac users mock Apple slogan during outage - CNET NewsJune 2008: .Mac Outage Causes Stir - World of AppleJune 2008: .Mac suffers 15th outage as MobileMe deployed - MacNNJuly 2008: MobileMe says sorry with a month of free serviceJuly 2008: Apple's report on the MobileMe Email service interruptionDecember 2010: Apple retires .Mac HomePageiPhone 5 rumors: aluminum backside, redesigned antennaSquare corners for Snow Leopard QuickTime player windowsiPad: The Microwave Oven of Computing - TechinchThe Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation - Audible.comThe Name of the Wind - Audible.comDropbox - Online backup, file sync, and sharing made easySponsored by Sourcebits and Audible.