Word from Electronista is that MobileMe might become an entirely free service as Apple bids to directly compete against Google’s similar package of free offerings for Android users.  Sources cited indicate such an change to the service will come sooner rather than later, which makes a certain amount of sense, considering

• the next release of the iPhone OS will arrive soon, along with the iPhone
• Lala was shuddered and is almost certain to be replaced with a similar free music streaming service from Apple
• the iPad offers a compelling frontend to a file service like iDisk
• Apple’s new North Carolina mega-datacenter is rapidly approaching online status

Despite Apple’s propensity to charge for pretty much everything they touch, the promise of increased revenue through their iAd advertising service, the App Store sales explosion, and an inevitable shift to increased uptick in what’s now being termed ‘really personal computers’ like iPad certainly offers Apple a chance to drive a seamless package of mobile services that’s highly competitive with Google while taking away the need for their newest customers to go anywhere else for their needs.