.Mac: 2 Levels of Service

[Shrek]

.Mac Personal Service

1. *Free 56K Dial-up Internet access (10 hours/month)

2. Web site hosting w/20MB of disk space

3. 1 Mac.com e-mail address w/15MB of space

4. HomePage web page builder for web publishing

5. 100MB of online storage with iDisk for storing and transferring files

6. Backup software for archiving your important files to iDisk, CD, or DVD

7. Virex- Industry leading virus protection software from McAfee

8. Web based address book, iCal calendar publishing, iSync

9. Full service and support

Price: $49.95 (1 year), $89.95 (2 years/10% off), $199.95 (5 years/20% off), $299.95 (10 years/40% off)
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.Mac Plus Service

1. *Free 56k dial-up Internet access (10 hours/month) OR **Your choice of Cable or DSL Internet access for an additional $29.95/month w/free modem (Unlimited access)

2. Web site hosting w/100MB of disk space and up to 5 homepages

3. Macromedia Dreamweaver "Online" web page builder and publisher

4. Up to 5 Mac.com e-mail addresses w/90MB of space

5. 500MB of online storage with iDisk for storing and transferring files w/up to 5 usernames and passwords

6. Backup software for archiving your important files to iDisk, CD, or DVD

7. Virex- Industry leading virus protection software w/Personal Firewall and Privacy Service from McAfee

8. Web based address book, iCal calendar publishing, iSync

9. Full service and support

Price: $99.95 (1 year), $179.95 (2 years/10% off), $299.95 (5 years/20% off), $599.95 (10 years/40% off)
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*Netzero (http://www.netzero.com) and Juno (http://www.juno.com/) offer 10 hours a month of FREE Internet access. Apple could offer to sign up .Mac subscribers with either NetZero or Juno.

**If Apple can strike a deal with local cable and telephone companies to bring them more customers through .Mac, then a $29.95 (or less) competitive rate could be possible, but it's not likely that all the cable/telephone companies would accept the offer.

This is just an idea (not for real), but what do you think? You think I should be Steve Jobs? :rolleyes: :) :D :eek: :cool:

[Durandal7]

Dial-up for $50 a year? :rolleyes:

[Shrek]

Originally posted by Durandal7
Dial-up for $50 a year? :rolleyes:

IDIOT! :mad:

Nope, I ain't saying it.

[jelloshotsrule]

jeez. 100/year dial up... that alone (the dial up service) is less than actual dial up.. much less with any add ons...

this pricing is so out of whack... apple started charging to make money, not lose it

[Shrek]

How can anyone be so STUPID?!?! GEEZ!!!

FIGURE IT OUT FOR YOURSELF, FREAKS!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Sun Baked]

Cool dial-up internet for around $3.75/month (2yrs) with a bunch of extras

What are you planning on calling this wonderfull service?

iDot.Bankrupt

[Shrek]

Originally posted by Sun Baked
Cool dial-up internet for around $3.75/month (2yrs) with a bunch of extras

What are you planning on calling this wonderfull service?

iDot.Bankrupt

You know, for people who complain that Apple even charges for .Mac, I wouldn't even be sayin' that. :p

[arn]

Originally posted by Shrek


*Netzero (http://www.netzero.com) and Juno (http://www.juno.com/) offer 10 hours a month of FREE Internet access. Apple could offer to sign up .Mac subscribers with either NetZero or Juno.


it would be nice if NetZero/Juno supported Macs... cause they don't.

arn

[Shrek]

Originally posted by arn


it would be nice if NetZero/Juno supported Macs... cause they don't.

arn

Well, perhaps Apple could get them to support Macs by offering to sign up new customers to their service through .Mac. This would help bring in more customers to NetZero and Juno, and may justify the porting their software to the Mac. ;)

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by Shrek

You know, for people who complain that Apple even charges for .Mac, I wouldn't even be sayin' that. :p

:confused:

Sorry, nope, not me, don't remember doing that...

uhhh maybe...

maybe not...

You sure it was me? :rolleyes:

You sure it wasn't a clone? :eek:

[Durandal7]

Calm down Shrek. You shouldn't have posted it here if you didn't want criticism. Very nice tactic, going back and editing your post to make it seem more reasonable and then hurling insults.

[Shrek]

Originally posted by Durandal7
Calm down Shrek. You shouldn't have posted it here if you didn't want criticism. Very nice tactic, going back and editing your post to make it seem more reasonable and then hurling insults.

Actually, I hurled the insults before I edited it. :p