Dropbox is what iDisk should have been
Of course, if Apple's iDisk didn't actually suck — didn't actually sync at dial-up data rates, didn't actually take days to sync a few megabytes of files, didn't actually stop syncing altogether at the first file conflict it encountered (which should be conflicting at all), didn't actually corrupt files due to all of the above — then Dropbox would probably have a much smaller market, at least among Mac users.
But iDisk does suck.
And Dropbox is easy peasy.
And Dropbox is also cross-platform, so you can sync across all kinds of computers.
And Dropbox makes individualized sharing of folders possible.
So now I am using Dropbox, and when my MobileMe account expires, I'll have to see if syncing other stuff via MobileMe is worth $99/year. After all, I'm already syncing email and calendars via Google.
This whole situation boggles my mind, though. It's not as if Apple didn't have the resources to make iDisk totally rock.
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In addition to that, iDisk syncs over a regular HTTP connection meaning that your files aren't secure at all. The sad thing is that they do support HTTPS, but not use it. MobileMe's website itself doesn't even support HTTPS (except for login), which is even worse since me.com is what you'd use in public (insecure) places.
Unfortunately I couldn't get a refund because I bought an activation code from eBay.
I did not see insecurity as one of the MobileMe features touted on the Apple site. I wonder why. Thanks for commenting!