I want to abandon my MobileMe account, but iCloud Setup insists on using it

I just installed the Lion update for iCloud support. I have a MobileMe account, mainly used for syncing between Mac and iPhone. I use a different account for iTunes and developer, and want to use that one as my single Apple ID. When I go into System Preferences for iCloud, it wants to migrate my MobileMe account, and there is no option to start with a different id.
- Can I get iCloud to setup with my other Apple ID?
- If I start with the MobileMe migration, can I then ditch it and use the other ID instead?
Thanks for any pointers.

That's where I tried to start, but this is what I see, with no option to bypass MobileMe:

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