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Apple Implements the CalDAV Standard For MobileMe

Posted by kdawson on from the camel's-nose-under-the-enterprise-tent dept.

Vermyndax writes "Apple announced the new MobileMe Calendar beta on July 6th. The mainstream press picked up the story and plugged the gorgeous new iPad-like interface for all devices. It seems, however, that they missed the real story: MobileMe's new Calendar application is an implementation of CalDAV, the proposed calendaring standard. This may be the same implementation that exists in Snow Leopard Server and is open sourced. The hidden gem in all of this is that Apple plans to bring this CalDAV connectivity to Outlook users on MobileMe. Where might they take it next?"

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  1. Close by copponex · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As everybody knows, Apple is just another company and pursues open standards when it suits them. They favor closed ecosystems, censorship, top-down control, and form over function.

    If you want to open yourself up to legal liability for running the software of your choice on your own hardware, Apple is the company for you. If you want to pay 200% markup on parts for your computer, or for hard drives for your server farm, Apple is the company for you. If you want to pay extra for dismal 3D application performance, Apple is the company for you.

    And if you want to develop brand loyalty for an organization whose primary purpose is profit - and be admired for such an empty gesture - my friends, there is no better choice than Apple.