http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/ Engadget Comments for Apple's .Mac (Google) overhaul finally near? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/And for gods sakes, a lower price, or even free. We have all seen the free .macs'. Plus, I paid enough for the Mac in the first place.
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I have spent - with UK sales taxes - over $6,000 on Apple products in the past 6-weeks (top spec MBP & iMac).

I also have Apple peripherals, pro software, and have collected 4 iPods over the past few years (30B 5G, old and new nano, and a 2GB shuffle).

Why should I now have to pay for .Mac??]]>May 30th 2008 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/Maybe that's why they also update the name, not to be labeled like a cool-but-not-so-useful service.]]>May 30th 2008 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
The problem with .Mac is that for every service it offers, there's a better service that's free. Gmail is better than .Mac mail, mozy better than .Mac backup, flickr or any other photo site equivalent to photo gallery and so on and so forth. I think about paying $100/year if .Mac was better than the free offers. But as it is, .Mac is not better, and in many cases it's decidedly worse than free. ]]>May 30th 2008 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
The bandwitdth is instead used with giganews...I love to see the sustained 11MB/sek I get from them...if only I could get the same speed from .mac!]]>May 30th 2008 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
Anything they can add except price would be welcome. The name dot mac never really sounded good to me. I think everyone still likes the old 'eWorld'.

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http://www.apple.com/dotmac/pricing.html]]>May 30th 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/]]>May 30th 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
Sums up this entire site. I must say I am starting to go back to cnet more often.]]>May 30th 2008 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
I wasted my money :( ]]>May 30th 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
I believe that apple will change .mac to allow for exchange style functionality. This means, if you have addressbook full of contacts, press sync with .mac, and bam - it ends up being pushed to your iphone.

Got a new email 4 seconds ago, bam, pushed to your iphone.

Made a calendar appointment change on your iphone - bam, its on your desktop before you sit down.

Push Sync Technology made possible by apple modifying .mac to include exchange style functionality. thats my guess for apple's surprise.]]>May 30th 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
>:(]]>May 30th 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
Don't need anything else.]]>May 30th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/May 30th 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
1) - how much $99 is worth to you. The higher your income, the less of a concern the price becomes. Harsh, but true.

2) - how geeky you are. There may be free services, or cheaper services to accomplish all the same tasks, but if you're not interested in figuring them out (whether lazy or technically challenged), .Mac provides a pretty good all in one package for the those who don't mind the added expense.

3) - how many Macs you're using and how important it is for you to have them all synced up seamlessly in terms of bookmarks, address book, calendar, dock icons, widgets, password keychains, mail account settings, and even third party stuff like TextExpander snippets, and Transmit options. Please before you flame me for this one, go back to 1 & 2.

Generally, how I value this convenience is based on my own needs, disposable income, and interest in seeking other alternatives. Your mileage may vary, and there's nothing wrong with that. If it's of value to some, why hate on them just because you don't find the value?]]>May 30th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/]]>May 30th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://daringfireball.net/2008/05/mobile_me]]>May 30th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/apples-mac-google-overhaul-finally-near/
Google has the back end, mail, search, advertising, news, etc...
Apple has the front end, integration, ease of use, design

Google has a boring look to it, it works, it's simple, but it's boring.
.mac has a nice design and it's easy to use.

Sounds like a good combination.]]>May 31st 2008 5:43AM