Re: AUGD: .Mac vs Google
Re: AUGD: .Mac vs Google
- Subject: Re: AUGD: .Mac vs Google
- From: Gilberto Palau <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 20:07:40 -0400
Hola Jose;
Before I got a Mac, I used extensively Gmail as my main source for
Email. I also liked using Picasa, because for Windows, there was
nothing like iPhoto available. After all the E-mail I receive I
still have not been able to have 1gb of email in my Gmail account...
I am subscribed to several lists and I receive e-mail from almost
everywhere.
When I got my Mac, and thus left Windows behind, I subscribed
to .Mac. I found it expensive, but to be fair with it I bought it
for 1yr. I think the only peeve I can think of .Mac is that $100 is
too expensive right now. I know.. it has a lot to offer...
I think Apple should partition the use of the service:
.Mac e-mail should be free using 1gb or less. 2gb or more they
should charge a nominal fee like $9.99 a year or add it to a premium
and charge $29.99 a year for 2gb Email + Webserver features.
I also think the Web services should be more integrated than they are
now. If you noticed, iWeb publishes with the preffix: http://
web.mac.com while .Mac publishes: homepage.mac.com. Come on Apple!
Why cant it all be under one roof.. same thing applies for
photocasting and other stuff.
Still, I like .Mac better than Gmail, because I can access it at home
on my mac, but when I travel I can check it at .Mac. I like the idea
all my stuff is synced online, so also my address book, calendar and
other info is online. Gmail, is just better than hotmail. Its
awesome, but spam is killing it. I rarely get spam on my .Mac
account... on Gmail... ugh..
I love google because they come out with neat stuff that is mostly
free. Picasa is awesome.. but is not available for mac. Still in
many ways, i like iPhoto more.
iPhoto comes with every mac, the only thing it should have is the
hability to photocast pictures anywhere not just on .Mac.
My .02 cents, Mi amigo... Saludos de PR...
Gilberto
On Aug 3, 2006, at 3:38 PM, José Alejandro Betancur wrote:
Hi All,
Today I was filled with emails from my users group members talking
about why keep paying 100 USD for a .Mac account if they may have
the same at Google:
Free 2GB email account vs 1 GB account
Picasa Web Albums vs iPhoto on iWeb sites or Homepages
Pages vs iWeb sites
Blogger vs iWeb
Ok, iDisk was a different option but some of them suggest the
utilities to convert gmail to a disk..
so, may someone of you have a good point to keep having .mac
instead of google?
Thanks,
José Alejandro Betancur
President
ColombiaMUG
www.colombiamug.com
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