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Will Apple Relaunch The .Mac Service As Mobile Me?
Background: VentureBeat reports that Apple may be about to relaunch their .Mac service as Mobile Me. .Mac has a history of being over-priced and underpowered so it is due an upgrade. Eagle eyed bloggers have noted Apple patent filings mentioning Mobile Me and also Apple bought the domain last year.
If Apple rebrands .Mac as something else or doesn't rebrand it by the end of July then this question will be settled as No.
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. If Apple rebrands .Mac as something else or doesn't rebrand it by the end of July then this question will be settled as No.
Forecast history %
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Settled as Yes on Tue 10th Jun 2008 3:41am PST
- Activity: H$44,466 |
- Predictions: 27 |
Comments: 0
Suspend date: Thu 31st Jul 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 10th Jun 2008 3:41am PST
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 25%
Action history:
Suspended Mon 9th Jun 2008 10:34am PST by 
skipper
: Suspended pending settlement
skipper: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Mon 9th Jun 2008 10:34am PST by skipper: http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-wwdc-2008/
"You might be asking what about .Mac? MobileMe replaces .Mac." (market suspended)
skipper: http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-wwdc-2008/
"You might be asking what about .Mac? MobileMe replaces .Mac." (market suspended)
jarrod
Settled as 'Yes' Tue 10th Jun 2008 3:41am PST by 
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Suspend date: Thu 31st Jul 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 10th Jun 2008 3:41am PST details 
Get widget!Predictions (27)
lucidstates
predicted Yes (H$435 at 91%)
tedwinder
predicted Yes (H$100 at 26%)
graphsman
predicted No (H$20 at 74%)
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