Address Book, iCal and Gmail

I would like to make Gmail my default source for Address Book entries and iCal entries on my Intel Mac running Lion and my iPad. There seems to an 'almost' option in Address Book when setting up for Gmail, however, it only states my mac

I have heard a lot about how the new 2.0 software will work with Microsoft exchange, but i have heard nothing about how it will work with ical and address book, or if gmail users will get any added email benefits.... so someone please give me some good news....
How it will work with iCal and Address Book in what way? With over the air syncing?
If so, only with Apple's new Me.com service which is replacing their .Mac service. This will provide over the air syncing for contact information and calendar events between iCal and Address Book on a Mac, with the iPhone, and when accessing your Me.com account via Safari on any Mac, or with Safari or a supported browser on a Windows PC. The Me.com account will be push email.
Regarding any added benefits for a Gmail account, I don't believe so, unless Gmail plans on adding some benefits such as push-IMAP account access.

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I feel your frustration, Quilps. I went through the exact same thing.
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But for me, I think the problem was more than an "ON MY MAC" copy and an ICloud copy. I think I was bringing in copies of the databases that were stored on my other devices. I may have synced some of the devices with ITUNES after I had made the move to the Cloud. Bad move.
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{quote:title=Julian Wright wrote:}Do you expect everything to be free?{quote}
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Yes. I know that sounds extreme, but……
I use Outlook on a PC at my office, and I have an sbcglobal/Yahoo mail account. I look upon my office Outlook as my ultimate contacts list (over 1,100 entries) and my calendar.
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