A quick note for any musician who is using Apple’s iWeb and MobileMe for your website; it appears it may be time to start looking for a new host for your website. According to the article below from The Unofficial Apple Weblog it is rumored that Steve Jobs said yes, you need to find a new web host for your site.
Those of us with a vested interest in iWeb have been perplexed by the lack of interest shown by Apple in the former iLife web design app. Couple this with the pending demise of MobileMe on June 30, 2012, and that confusion turns into concern. MacRumors featured a post a few hours ago about an iWeb/MobileMe fan who was so concerned about the lack of iWeb love coming from Apple that the user sent Steve Jobs an email.
In the email the iWeb user asked, “Will I need to find an alternative website builder and someone to host my sites?” The alleged response from the CEO of Apple: “Yep.”
iWeb’s discontinuation wouldn’t be completely surprising. When iLife ’11 debuted late last year, the lack of a new version of iWeb frustrated a number of users. When iCloud was announced last week, there was no indication that websites created with iWeb and hosted on MobileMe would have a migration path to the new world of Apple cloud computing.
There are many free website alternatives to a MobileMe-hosted iWeb site, such as WordPress.com, Blogger, Tumblr, and Posterous. In addition, Facebook is an excellent alternative for both individuals or companies who just want to create a simple web presence to inform friends or customers of what’s going on.
For those who still want to have their websites designed in iWeb and hosted somewhere other than on MobileMe, you should start looking for low-cost web hosting soon.
via Rumor: Steve Jobs says iWeb and MobileMe hosting are going away | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
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