Dot Mac sounds more tech than "Mobile Me", but what's in a name? After all, I am a member of the "Me" generation.

I am looking forward to exploring this, having been a member of .mac for 2 years.

im sorry, but if its no longer @mac.com im getting out and going to google.

Nice coup getting the PC's on board. I assume the me@mac.com addresses will remain functional and simply forward to me@mobileme.com

And more storage is nice too. Still I hope speed will be increased significantly, because at the moment that's nothing to write home about. Lack of speed is holding .Mac seriously back methinks.

I was hoping for something like $49 per year.

Maybe I can wait until it goes on sale!!!!

Whew, can still keep @mac.com.

MobileMe, what a retarded name. Sounds like a service of Windows Me, or some product from M$.

As Mr. Horse would say: "No sir, I don't like it."

It's a step in the right direction and has made me think about actually buying an iPhone (though I wish I could read my eBooks on it). But I hate the cloud analogy. What's next, rainbows and unicorns?

I wonder if some of this change isn't to cache in on the family friendly persona of Wii. It is definitely a step toward moving the service away from the tech centric coolness factor of having .mac.

That being said, I do think that Me has enough other possible meanings as a brand that this might not get the traction that something more unique might otherwise get. I am also more than a little surprised at the continued $99 per year service rate.

iWeb supports personal web domains albeit one per .mac (me) account. If Apple would just support personal email domains, or just alias them, then I would be very pleased indeed; multiple domains per account would even be better.

On the subject of file backup, sharing and storage ...

Online backup is becoming common these days. It is estimated that 70-75% of all PC's will be connected to online backup services with in the next decade.

Thousands of online backup companies exist, from one guy operating in his apartment to fortune 500 companies.

Choosing the best online backup company will be very confusing and difficult. One website I find very helpful in making a decision to pick an online backup company is:

http://www.BackupReview.info

This site lists more than 400 online backup companies in its directory and ranks the top 25 on a monthly basis.

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burreyeann wrote:
Whew, can still keep @mac.com.

MobileMe, what a retarded name. Sounds like a service of Windows Me, or some product from M$.

As Mr. Horse would say: "No sir, I don't like it."

Yeah... they even used the same font as Windows Me. Looks familiar, doesn't it?

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Yeah... they even used the same font as Windows Me. Looks familiar, doesn't it?

What's with all the sucking up to Windows users? Apple makes it look and sound like ME, then they support WinXP of all things while shunning Tiger users. Between this and their disregard for anything Mac in favor of anything iPhone (gag), I'm starting to wonder about their direction.

They still make the best computers around, no doubt. But for how long? I can easily see them headed for "Apple Electronics and Gadget Company. Proudly supporting all versions of Windows, and only the latest Mac OS... if you're lucky." If my next Mac comes with a "Designed for Microsoft Windows" sticker on it, it'll be time to quit.

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What's with all the sucking up to Windows users? Apple makes it look and sound like ME, then they support WinXP of all things while shunning Tiger users.

Perhaps MobileMe will include remedial reading lessons. Check the article and the Apple site. MobileMe will require OS 10.4.11 or later. The last time I checked, that was "Tiger." Panther users are left out, but, then, they can't work with the iPhone, iPod touch (or any new iPod), Airport Extreme, etc.

The reduced feature service will be called MobileMiniMe.