Apple, Amazon offer boxed versions of MobileMe

Beware of the fact that (as of this weekend) Mobile Me is having trouble with any non-US personal domain. I saw reports on online fora from users who'd tried personal .uk and .au domains and had errors, I also tried a .nz address and experienced failure. Lame!

PS if you bought iPhone3G on the same day as MobileMe, at least in Toronto Canada, you got a $30 discount off the MMe price.

Wow, good thing I just got the old .Mac boxed set from Amazon; it was about $12 cheaper!

Hopefully some smart TUAW user can answer this for me. I know you can you your own domain name but, if you get the family pack, can you assign a domain name to each sub account?

How much does shipping to India cost.... ?

wow even the box is ugly

What? Amazon had .Mac for $69! I'm glad I picked one up last month before they jacked the price up $20. That's ridiculous.
It's the same product. Apple didn't change the price (it's still $99), what's up with Amazon?

Strange, the Canadian MobilMe pricing page lists the a one-year subscription at $99, yet the ordering page says $109.

http://www.apple.com/ca/mobileme/pricing/
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MB611Z/A?mco=NzY2Njgy

I wonder if a Brand New (never installed/registered) .Mac product/license, like those found on eBay, could be used to activate a MobileMe account?

Apple's been offering MobileMe and displaying its retail box in the online store for a while, almost since its announcement. We spotted it in the accessories list of items you can tack onto a Mac when checking out in the store; the .Mac box was replaced with MobileMe, and it has been sold as a pre-order item that would ship on or around 7/11.

Can anyone shed some light on what is actually in this box? :| I mean, last time I checked it was a web service. The box seems unnecessary and is a flagrant disregard for trees. I hope the rainforest comes alive and eats Steve Jobs.