“Apple today notified resellers that it has discontinued the retail box version of MobileMe, shifting entirely to digital sales,” Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors. “Existing stocks of boxed MobileMe can continue to be sold while their supplies last.”
“,Apple is reportedly working on an overhaul of its MobileMe service, potentially looking to shift to a free offering that would provide users with ‘digital lockers’ for housing their music, photos, and videos” Slivka reports. “Consequently, the discontinuation of boxed MobileMe products could be paving the way for a sell-off of existing stock and a brief period of digital-only sales before transitioning to a free service.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
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