A Completely Different Take on .Mac
You know, I never once used my iTools e-mail or my iDisk in the entire time I had them, and I signed up on the day they were announced.
So, you would think that i wouldn't care that the service is going to cost money from now on. And I don't.
But... now that it costs money, I'm actually going to start paying for it and start using it.
I think that now that it's a paid service, I'm actually attracted to it more.
Am I just weird?
So, you would think that i wouldn't care that the service is going to cost money from now on. And I don't.
But... now that it costs money, I'm actually going to start paying for it and start using it.
I think that now that it's a paid service, I'm actually attracted to it more.
Am I just weird?
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<strong>You know, I never once used my iTools e-mail or my iDisk in the entire time I had them, and I signed up on the day they were announced.
So, you would think that i wouldn't care that the service is going to cost money from now on. And I don't.
But... now that it costs money, I'm actually going to start paying for it and start using it.
I think that now that it's a paid service, I'm actually attracted to it more.
Am I just weird?</strong><hr></blockquote>
No Logical is more like it. You realize that by being a paying member Apple must work for your business. Free software does not usually offer this "attention"
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No Logical is more like it. You realize that by being a paying member Apple must work for your business. Free software does not usually offer this "attention"</strong><hr></blockquote>
I was just thinking about it a bit and realized that... with iTools being free, I had no rights to bitch about anything. With .Mac, I have a right to demand certain standards.
Anyways, my mom wouldn't let us give away the puppies for free, even though they were bastard muts. She explained that by charging a nominal price (eg $20) the purchaser would appreciate and value the puppy more.
I guess i have to decide if .mac is a 5 puppy service? (update: 8 puppy, cdn dollar conversion)
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I've downloaded apps like Photoshop and other "warez" but never used them because I didn't have the memory of forking over hard earned money. Money is a motivator to learn apps that "free" software can't match.
<strong>With .Mac, I have a right to demand certain standards.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I agree, and speaking of certain standards, spell check for the email and the ability to bcc: would be nice.
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I agree, and speaking of certain standards, spell check for the email and the ability to bcc: would be nice.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You can bcc: - go to webmail Preferences and click "add Bcc: header" And bcc: all you want.
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With .Mac, I have a right to demand certain standards.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I use iTools, and I am willing to pay for .Mac, but I would like to be able to use my own codepage (which is Central European or ISO Latin 2) in my e-mail and iCards as well. For us, in Poland, the $100 a year would be justified if such functionality was available.
Still, I think that every new Mac sold should have at least 6 months of full .Mac bundled with it.