Steve Jobs Disappointed in MobileMe Launch

Steve Jobs delivered his assessment of the MobileMe launch to all Apple employees via an internal email, reports Ars Technica.

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According to Steve's email, the MobileMe launch was "not up to Apple's standards." He elaborated, "It was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as the iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 software, and the App Store."

It appears that the upshot of the disappointing MobileMe launch was a reorganization within Apple to bring all Internet-related products under one roof. Eddy Cue, the VP of Applications and Internet Services, will now report directly to Steve and will oversee all Internet-related services that Apple offers.

I hope MobileMe has shaken off its early launch pains and settled down to be a reliable service. I would like to see a continuation of the MobileMe status page, showing the current state of each MobileMe component. The status page should note any known issues, allowing MobileMe users to tell at a glance whether any problems they're experiencing are on their end (local Internet issues, device issues) or on Apple's end.