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I have been a .Mac...

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I have been a .Mac...

I have been a .Mac subscriber for 3 years now and everytime I think about quitting, it seems like something better “might” be on the horizon. Apple has added features to iLife over the years that only work well and easily for .Mac subscribers (although, in reality, I’ve never gotten Photocasts to work and iWeb-pages don’t work that well). But I always get the feeling that things will soon get better with the “next” release, in this case iLife 07. For instance, what if Apple decides to lasso other functionality from iTunes or iPhoto into .Mac? Leave now and change everything (email!) only to have to start again? Damn you Steve Jobs! I’m hooked!

LifeClever: Dot Mac needs more than a paint job By: Merlin Mann (32 replies) September 28, 2006 - 8:04am
  • This is so dead on.... By: Matt Craig (2006-09-28 09:30)
  • Agreed. As with iPhoto and... By: JulesLt (2006-09-28 09:18)
  • This comment will probably mean... By: Randy Chevrier (2006-09-28 09:18)
  • I have been a .Mac... By: Matt (2006-09-28 09:17)
  • [...] Merlin Mann has a... By: Meandering Passage » Blog Archive » Can .Mac rem (2006-09-28 09:09)
  • I couldn't agree more. I've... By: Macfan (2006-09-28 09:07)
  • I disagree. I use... By: TommyW (2006-09-28 12:05)
  • Janky is a new word... By: David Jago (2006-09-28 11:56)
  • if i'm right, in 10... By: Merlin Mann (2006-09-29 04:11)
  • a few months ago, when... By: mobius32 (2006-09-29 04:06)
  • My .mac subscription will expire... By: Nulltrax (2006-09-29 03:36)
  • Value for money? I think... By: Peter (2006-09-29 00:56)
  • I'm with Merlin on this... By: Bill Wilson (2006-09-29 01:51)
  • Geez, can't you think of... By: JJ (2006-09-28 20:47)
  • I have been an "edge... By: Ted Bongiovanni (2006-09-28 23:12)
  • .Mac is totally replaceable. I... By: markflo (2006-09-28 19:30)
  • Ditto to almost all of... By: Quyen (2006-09-28 16:22)
  • As a former Mac Specialist,... By: eric (2006-09-28 12:08)
  • Tommy W is the only... By: ilr (2006-09-29 09:11)
  • [...] 43folders had a piece... By: So long, .Mac: I’ve enjoyed my name@mac.com since the (2006-10-01 07:00)
  • I've never thought .Mac was... By: Trent (2006-09-30 13:01)
  • True Merlin, $1000 for 10... By: Benjamin Thompson (2006-09-29 20:55)
  • dot mac should be free... By: pmoshay (2006-09-30 00:00)
  • It seems like there's a... By: Ben Brophy (2006-10-05 05:47)
  • I'm starting to think more... By: John (2006-10-05 20:09)
  • One thing that would be... By: John (2006-10-05 01:56)
  • People rip on .Mac all... By: jhn (2006-09-28 10:42)
  • Allowing .Mac subscribers to re-download... By: dansays (2006-09-28 09:38)
  • I agree with everyone here,... By: Another Matt (2006-09-28 10:38)
  • A timely post from my... By: Steve Lawson (2006-09-28 10:06)
  • So with you on this,... By: Merlin Mann (2006-09-28 09:51)
  • Because I treasure... By: Mark Eli Kalderon (2006-09-28 09:49)
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