Re: .Mac
Re: .Mac
- Subject: Re: .Mac
- From: Paul Richards <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:59:15 -0400
on 7/25/02 12:57 PM, Frank Petrie at email@hidden wrote:
>
> combined cost me considerably less than $100 PER YEAR.
Frank, I carefully emphasized the "per year" part of the cost because that
seems to me to be an aspect that is being overlooked in attaching a value to
all this.
My software is several years old since the last paid update and serves me
fine. I _do_ have to make allowance for updates to OS X (I haven't committed
to that as my primary OS yet for hardware reasons) but I still expect my
upgrade investment to be less than $100 per year.
>
For me, I have no Virus software. And like most
>
Mac users, even though I know better, I don't perform backups on a
>
timely basis.
From personal experience, having the backup software is not going to
necessarily improve your backup habits. That part has to come from YOU. Even
a simple AppleScript can handle the task of scheduling a backup, or you can
just be in the habit of doing it manually just as you automatically brush
your teeth. You still have to take responsibility for safe storage of the
backup media or whatever. Unless you do so, you aren't going to derive
benefit from that part of .Mac service - yet you are still going to pay for
it.
Antivirus software is the same thing. It's out there and monthly updates are
generally figured in with the cost of the software. You still have to make
use of what's available or it's a wasted part of the service.
As to email, I like my @mac.com address and am willing to pay for it, much
as I might pay for a vanity license plate. But not if the price is too high.
Paul Richards
Syracuse Macintosh Users Group
Syracuse, New York, USA
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