.Mac Upgraded!

I actually like the new Backup 3.0 -- easy to use but it features all the options that I (ans most average users) need...! The new groups feature is nice as well, although I don't understand why Apple tries to "force" people to use a .Mac-ID for those...!? Totally unnecessary and makes building up a community more difficult...

for those upset with the pricing ('gmail is this/that').. .Mac isn't just an email acct. Christ, calm down already. If all you need is web based mail/storage, then by all means get a domain for cheaper and be done with it. But if you use multiple macs/pcs and need your mail/address book/bookmarks/calendars all nicely synced.. or need to publish a webdav calendar, share an address book with a spouse, etc.. THAT's what people paying for this service are doing. Anyone spending that kind of $ for just an email account are wasting their money, certainly.. but this isn't what everyone is using it for.

Ok let's help everyone out here. Carbon Copy Cloner $5.00 http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html Gmail free (2.5GB email storage, free pop, etc) http://www.gmail.com/ Flickr free (10 megs of photos a month, way better interface than Apple's templates, export right from iPhoto) http://www.flickr.com/ Web Hosting $7.95 a month (2GB storage, tons of bandwidth, php, mysql, etc, etc) http://www.mediatemple.com/ This is my current setup and is why I am canceling my .mac. If you just need photos/mail/backup, then all you ever have to pay is 5 dollars...

Ok let's help everyone out here. Carbon Copy Cloner $5.00 http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html Gmail free (2.5GB email storage, free pop, etc) http://www.gmail.com/ Flickr free (10 megs of photos a month, way better interface than Apple's templates, export right from iPhoto) http://www.flickr.com/ Web Hosting $7.95 a month (2GB storage, tons of bandwidth, php, mysql, etc, etc) http://www.mediatemple.com/ This is my current setup and is why I am canceling my .mac. If you just need photos/mail/backup, then all you ever have to pay is 5 dollars...

No sane person would waste good money of this dung. A whole Gig? Thats pathetic people. You can get a domain and server with greater capacity for cheaper. Gmail is free. And external hard drives or a hard drive and an enclosure are cheap as well.

Thank god it's long over - do but I'll take it anyway --- now if they would just come up with a way to offer a easy way of building a true webpage or two or even three --- for start up business like mine ric

I agree with Jay Contonio. The only thing I use .Mac for now is the iSync options. Since they have ditched free virus protection, and since i already pay for a really good, personal web server offering 2gb for $1 cheaper per month (mediatemple.net)... this is just not worth it. Which is unfortunate, as I really appreciate the sync. If anyone from Apple is reading this, please give us an option to pay reduced prices (or free) for just sync capabilities, and while you are at it, please reduce the overall prices as well.

Far too little and much too late. I'm getting better value for less money thanks to gmail, flickr and a basic webhosting plan.

this is it? Consider me gone in 22 days.

now this sounds more like what they should be offering. I like everything about .Mac, but one thing has stood in the way of me signing up (besides the cost) and that's gmail. They're offering 2GB of email space for free. I know they don't offer the same services as .Mac but if Apple were to offer the same, I'd sign up straight away. Right now, I am still a bit hesitant...