Apple's online services have undergone several transitions since their debut in 2000, from the original iTools, to the .mac service, and finally to the most recent me.com domain for MobileMe. Apple's latest transition to iCloud brings with it the use of the new iCloud.com domain; however, so far people have had to sign in with their old me.com accounts. Today Apple revealed it is starting to transition and allow users to use the icloud.com domain for their accounts.
In the changelogs for today's release of iOS 6 beta 3 to developers, MacRumors noted a section that states Apple is also enabling the use of the icloud.com domain for new and existing iCloud users:
"icloud.com email addresses are now available for iCloud mail users. Users signing up for new Apple IDs, or enabling Mail on their iCloud account for the first time, will automatically receive an @icloud.com email address instead of a me.com email address. iCloud users with @me.com addresses that have been used with iOS 6 beta 3 will receive an @icloud.com email address that matches their @me.com address."
While this suggests that the use of @icloud.com for e-mail addresses and usernames will soon be available, there is no indication of what this means for current iCloud users who have not yet had access to iOS 6, or who do not own an iOS device. While it is likely Apple will enable... [Read more]
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