Q: can you install icloud on 10.6.8

iCloud requires 10.7.2, or higher, or iOS 5.

If you failed to move your Mobile Me account before it moved to iCloud you can't even set up Mail.

MobileMe shut down over a month ago, and Apple finally turned the servers off and deleted any un-migrated accounts 2 days ago.

You could've moved to iCloud on OS X 10.6.8 and just accessed your email in Mail, or via iCloud.com - but if you didn't move your account to iCloud, it has now been deleted.

Basically, Apple Computer couldn't give a **** about its customers. It's all a matter of design and 'in-ovation.'