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11 Responses to "QotD: .Mac"

1. | Reply Tim Buchheim
   Posted 05 Mar 2004 at 9:59pm #
   

   yes

   yes, particularly for iSync, but also for email

   as long as they've had it

   yes, i need my iSync!

2. | Reply mnb
   Posted 05 Mar 2004 at 11:25pm #
   

   Used to, dumped it when they started charging. I don't need the disk space or the web space, but I liked having a .mac email address.

   Haven't really missed it.

3. | Reply Gary
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 7:33am #
   

   Once upon a time (When they were free) I had a .Mac account. I used to for e-mail and light hosting. I just can't reconcile a .Mac account with my other hosting provider though. Maybe if .Mac supported multiple e-mails (I know, I know they do, sorta...) and would point my domain at it's servers, and supported Movable Type I would move back. As it is my current provider has been very good to me, even though they don't do WebDAV.

4. | Reply Eivind
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 7:49am #
   

   I got it at first for $50 but didn't renew it, just kept my .Mac email.

   I didn't use it much, and haven't missed it - simply don't need it when I have good and cheap web hosting.

5. | Reply Mike Cohen
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 9:57am #
   

   Yes.

   Even though I own several domains (as well as a reseller account), each with at least one IMAP mailbox, I still like having a mac.com address & I like using it for my photo galleries. I also use iSync since I have several computers, so I need .Mac for that.

6. | Reply d0le
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 11:52am #
   

   No .mac here. I really have no use for it so it would just be a waste of money.

7. | Reply Ben Poole
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 3:33pm #
   

   It's a cool idea, and I can see a use for it, but nothing compelling for me personally, so no, I don't have .mac.

   I also never understood the furore when Apple started charging for it - it seems to be something worthwhile, so my view was "put up or shut up": it's hardly expensive after all.

8. | Reply Scott Stevenson
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 5:27pm #
   

   Yup.

   I don't think people know about the free software and discounts. One example: you can get 30% off Keynote right now.

   - Scott

9. | Reply Mischa
   Posted 06 Mar 2004 at 6:25pm #
   

   I don't have it yet, but now that i have 3 macs, keeping them synchronised is next to impossible without .mac so, i think i'll be buying it shortly.

   unless there is another way to quickly, and easily sync up address books and bookmarks between multiple machines.

10. | Reply Stevie
    Posted 07 Mar 2004 at 12:19am #
    

    yes, sometimes, since it became available, and whether I renew or not has a lot to do with what they add, Apple said they would be adding more and more stuff to .mac to make it more valuable, but I haven't seen them innovate too much more since the introduction.

    I would be a much easier sell at $60-$80 per year.

11. | Reply blumenvasen.org
    Posted 08 Mar 2004 at 12:02am #
    

    .Mac = .No

    .Mac QotD