Apple to charge for iTools?

[d8n_two]

Slaptech (http://www.slaptech.com/index.php) is reporting that along with the .mac conversion a $100/year membership fee will be required to use Apple's iTools services. If it's true, I hope it's for premium services and not the simple things we've been enjoying for free.

d8n_two

[ArtMan617]

Apple would have to be insane to start charging for iTools! It will made less-experienced mac users everywhere feel that Apple is just turning into Microsoft and that their once "user-friendlyness" is lost! Well, I may be exaggerating (sp?) a bit, but I seriously doubt Apple would charge for what has become such a valuable resource for mac users.

-ArtMan617

[SilvorX]

reminds me of hotmail...x5

for $100, there'dd have to be domain registration included in it, such as if your username was "ilovemacs" your site would be www.ilovemacs.mac...

[mmmdreg]

the whole .Mac thing sounds pretty stupid..I think iTools is here to stay and possibly, more paying services - like the current added iDisk space - will be added..