Steve Jobs recently sent an internal e-mail to his employees, expressing his belief that the company’s MobileMe service was released too soon and that it does not measure up to Apple’s standards. The content of the e-mail was publicly presented by Ars Technica, a technology news Web site.

Apple’s MobileMe service was released last month as an upgrade for the company’s .Mac software. It provides Internet services for iPhone’s and Mac’s operating systems and also for Microsoft Windows users, offering e-mail, calendar and iPhone data syncing.

The list of features provided by MobileMe includes mail syncing, contacts, calendars, Safari bookmarks, photos, plus several other features for Macs, iPod Touch and the iPhone, all available for an annual fee of $99 and a quick registration process.

"The MobileMe launch clearly demonstrated that we have more to learn about Internet services," Mr. Steve Jobs was quoted saying by the Web site. He also said that it was a mistake to release it at the same time with the App Store, the iPhone’s 2.0 software and the iPhone 3G, as they already had their hands full and a delayed MobileMe launch would have had no consequences for the company.

At this point, the only available direction is one of, let’s call it, “damage-control,” with the company’s officials finding the time to properly handle the project, giving it the touches needed to become a premium service.

He concluded that this is surely a very good learning experience and because the project is both exciting and ambitious, he needs everyone inside the company to work as hard as possible on turning it by the end of the year into a service that they can all be proud of.