On 28/01/2004, at 6:51 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:
Lindsay
I think you'll breath very well without it. It's a waste of money
IMHO, especially here in Oz. You can subscribe for free month with no
problems if you'd like to try it out. I've used iChatAV with AOL free
account so that's no bonus. Others on this list might use it for email
address, virus scan, web access and external storage but I question
whether it's worth the expense.
Regards
Reg
On 28 Jan 2004, at 4:22pm, Lindsay Adams wrote:
Hi All
Am new to the Mac world and am wondering what value there is in a
US$99 .mac account.. Does one have to subscribe to get the security
updates etc, or is it just another email server? Of course listening
to the Apple people it seems that I will be unable to breathe without
one...
Thanks
Lindsay
I'm almost with Reg on this, but not quite. My main reason for keeping
my .Mac subscription is the ability to publish iPhoto libraries to the
web. The facility of this is so great I'm more than happy to pay for
it. Add to this the number of small commercial apps and games I've been
able to download for free, and I feel I've got my money's worth (Virex
especially, which I'm very glad I didn't fork out money for). However,
if the latest crippled "offer" of Keynote is a sign of things to come,
I might be pushed over the edge to Reg's side.
BTW - I would not even consider a .Mac account without a broadband
connection.
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