.Mac Update on Jan 10th

MacRumors · Jan 8, 2006, 04:09 AM

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Readers report that Apple's .Mac service will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during the Macworld Keynote speech, spawning speculation that .Mac updates are in the works:

Quote:

Mac will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST on 1/10/06. All .Mac services will be affected. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Previous rumors had suggested that Apple was revamping its content delivery system to offer feature-length content. Rumors pointed towards the use of .Mac storage for delivery of these products.

iMeowbot · Jan 8, 2006, 04:13 AM

.Mac was also taken down for maintenance during the WWDC keynote last year. Did anything change then, or was all that held off until Paris? I kind of forget.

mad jew · Jan 8, 2006, 04:16 AM

I can't wait to see what comes of this iWeb. I hope it's an iLife-style app to make site design simple yet more customisable than current .Mac sites.

irmongoose · Jan 8, 2006, 04:16 AM

So no email during MWSF??

irmongoose

ph0rce · Jan 8, 2006, 04:16 AM

nice

may think of getting it if thats the case

Lacero · Jan 8, 2006, 04:18 AM

The only .Mac update I look forward to would be a cutting of the price to 1/3rd of what it is now. And maybe add another 5GBs.

Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...chmentid=35452

thejadedmonkey · Jan 8, 2006, 04:19 AM

Maybe I'll finally get a reason to get a .mac account!

BlueRevolution · Jan 8, 2006, 04:24 AM

I don't understand the allure of .Mac. I had the trial period when I first got my computer and didn't even notice when it expired. so it'll take a lot of updating to get me to pay for it.

evilfunkgenius · Jan 8, 2006, 04:27 AM

Lets hope they reduce the price while they are at it.

Machead III · Jan 8, 2006, 04:54 AM

If they triple the content and half the price, maybe I'll consider it.

Veldek · Jan 8, 2006, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmongoose

So no email during MWSF??

That's what I wondered, too.

texasmafia · Jan 8, 2006, 05:03 AM

I agree with those who just haven't seen the need to subscribe to .mac. I hope they add several features that make it a must have and lower the price. I need more than a tiny bit of online storage, a .mac e-mail address and a website to get me to spend $99.

yoak · Jan 8, 2006, 05:12 AM

I do use .Mac and I´m quite happy with it.
I still think it´s overpriced and should have more features. That might happen now, and then I´ll stay on, if not...

PS Is this the most exciting rumor this close to MW? How dissapointing, I thought we would see more exciting stuff.
I do realise everything under the moon has been rumored, so I´m thinking more in the line of "confirmed". Then again, makes the Keynote more exciting (and hopefully less dissapointing)

iMe · Jan 8, 2006, 05:23 AM

don´t tell me ichat doesn´t work then... how else would i get all the info?? i use my .mac adress in ichat.. thats why i am wondering...

bignumbers · Jan 8, 2006, 05:28 AM

Putting aside whatever features they might be adding, a five hour downtime window during regular business hours for much of the US is a very bad thing. Quite a number of people use their .Mac accounts - email, web hosting, and otherwise - as a core part of their business. If my main web/email provider ever told me this I'd have a new provider.

If the whole service really, really needs to be down for the upgrade (which itself is poor planning), then announce the upgrade and bring it online that night. Ugh.

Diatribe · 02:18 AM

The last time it was down that long, they added a huge amount of space.

So I'm guessing at least more space. Combine that with the rumored price drop to $69 and you have yourself a nice upgrade. Though I still think more is coming.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMe

don´t tell me ichat doesn´t work then... how else would i get all the info?? i use my .mac adress in ichat.. thats why i am wondering...

It uses the AIM network, regardless of the user name you use. So yes, it'll work.

Staffroomer · Jan 8, 2006, 05:44 AM

I've never really been all that interested in .Mac.. What's the big deal? What has it got to offer me.. Seriously...

Diatribe · Jan 8, 2006, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Staffroomer

I've never really been all that interested in .Mac.. What's the big deal? What has it got to offer me.. Seriously...

http://www.mac.com

paddy · Jan 8, 2006, 05:49 AM

Whats so good about .mac? It would take a lot to make me fork out $99 a year for whats basically an e-mail service with a few bells and whistles. Maybe if they cut the price i might consider....

spakle · Jan 8, 2006, 06:04 AM

ok, enough of this .mac stuff. where are my new ibook specs bitches. i'm POed that the rumors and leaks have all come to a complete halt. it was much better finding out some tidbits a day or before the show.

iMeowbot · Jan 8, 2006, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Staffroomer

I've never really been all that interested in .Mac.. What's the big deal? What has it got to offer me.. Seriously...

I hope this isn't too painfully obvious, but one could ask the same questions about any product ever offered by anyone. Either a product offers something that is useful to you, or it doesn't. One may as well complain about the uselessness of Final Cut Pro if one isn't a film editor.

irmongoose · Jan 8, 2006, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spakle

it was much better finding out some tidbits a day or before the show.

Actually I appreciate the full blow and surprise of Steve's keynote... I always stay away from the MR page 24 hours before the show, because by then the wait is bearable and any "rumor" is so reliable that is takes the fun away.

But, to each his own, I guess.

irmongoose

aafuss1 · Jan 8, 2006, 06:22 AM

I'd be happy to see a .Mac price cut and even more enhancements.

wasimyaqoob · Jan 8, 2006, 06:24 AM

.Mac accounts are brilliant - But the price is on the little expensive side, but to get your own @mac.com email address - Its all worth it

ebunton · Jan 8, 2006, 06:34 AM

It's all slowly coming together...

Jan 8, 2006, 04:16 AM	#3
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	I can't wait to see what comes of this iWeb. I hope it's an iLife-style app to make site design simple yet more customisable than current .Mac sites. __________________ Some things are better mad...

Jan 8, 2006, 04:16 AM	#4
irmongoose macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sometimes Tokyo, sometimes California	So no email during MWSF?? irmongoose __________________ A Film and Artwork Portfolio

Jan 8, 2006, 04:18 AM	#6
Lacero macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005	The only .Mac update I look forward to would be a cutting of the price to 1/3rd of what it is now. And maybe add another 5GBs. Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...chmentid=35452

Jan 8, 2006, 04:19 AM	#7
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Jan 8, 2006, 04:24 AM	#8
BlueRevolution macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ailleurs	I don't understand the allure of .Mac. I had the trial period when I first got my computer and didn't even notice when it expired. so it'll take a lot of updating to get me to pay for it. __________________ "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal a loaf of bread." —Anatole France

Jan 8, 2006, 04:13 AM	#2
iMeowbot macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2003	.Mac was also taken down for maintenance during the WWDC keynote last year. Did anything change then, or was all that held off until Paris? I kind of forget.

Jan 8, 2006, 04:16 AM	#5
ph0rce macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2005	nice may think of getting it if thats the case

Jan 8, 2006, 04:27 AM	#9
evilfunkgenius macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2004	Lets hope they reduce the price while they are at it.

Jan 8, 2006, 04:54 AM	#10
Machead III macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK, France	If they triple the content and half the price, maybe I'll consider it. __________________ "Radical means grasping things at the root!" - Angela Davis "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it all." - Noam Chomsky "I know you've come to kill me. Shoot, coward, you're only going to kill a man!" - Che Guevara (moments before assassination)

Jan 8, 2006, 05:03 AM	#12
texasmafia macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas	I agree with those who just haven't seen the need to subscribe to .mac. I hope they add several features that make it a must have and lower the price. I need more than a tiny bit of online storage, a .mac e-mail address and a website to get me to spend $99.

Jan 8, 2006, 05:12 AM	#13
yoak macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway	I do use .Mac and I´m quite happy with it. I still think it´s overpriced and should have more features. That might happen now, and then I´ll stay on, if not... PS Is this the most exciting rumor this close to MW? How dissapointing, I thought we would see more exciting stuff. I do realise everything under the moon has been rumored, so I´m thinking more in the line of "confirmed". Then again, makes the Keynote more exciting (and hopefully less dissapointing) __________________ 2.8ghz MP Octo 2,66ghz MBP, Express card slot! 12" iBook 1.2ghz 60GB HD & 768RAM www.sombrafilm.com

Jan 8, 2006, 05:23 AM	#14
iMe macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2004	will ichat work?? don´t tell me ichat doesn´t work then... how else would i get all the info?? i use my .mac adress in ichat.. thats why i am wondering...

Jan 8, 2006, 05:28 AM	#15
bignumbers macrumors regular Join Date: May 2002	Five hour downtime during business hours? Putting aside whatever features they might be adding, a five hour downtime window during regular business hours for much of the US is a very bad thing. Quite a number of people use their .Mac accounts - email, web hosting, and otherwise - as a core part of their business. If my main web/email provider ever told me this I'd have a new provider. If the whole service really, really needs to be down for the upgrade (which itself is poor planning), then announce the upgrade and bring it online that night. Ugh.

Jan 8, 2006, 05:44 AM	#17
Staffroomer macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2005	I've never really been all that interested in .Mac.. What's the big deal? What has it got to offer me.. Seriously... __________________ Come and check out The Staffroom. Get lots of FREE SOFTWARE for teachers. We're a non-profit site for TEACHERS

Jan 8, 2006, 05:49 AM	#19
paddy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I measc mo dhaoine	Whats so good about .mac? It would take a lot to make me fork out $99 a year for whats basically an e-mail service with a few bells and whistles. Maybe if they cut the price i might consider....

Jan 8, 2006, 06:04 AM	#20
spakle macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2005	ok, enough of this .mac stuff. where are my new ibook specs bitches. i'm POed that the rumors and leaks have all come to a complete halt. it was much better finding out some tidbits a day or before the show.

Jan 8, 2006, 06:22 AM	#23
aafuss1 macrumors 65832 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gold Coast, Australia	I'd be happy to see a .Mac price cut and even more enhancements. __________________ A.A.'s Mac mini-Core Solo 1.5 GHz,2GB, 60GB,Mac OS X 10.6 iPods:touch 32GB,5th gen 30GB, shuffle 2nd gen 1GB, shuffle 3rd gen 4GB, nano 1st gen 2GB, nano 3rd gen 4GB, nano 5th gen 8GB

Jan 8, 2006, 06:24 AM	#24
wasimyaqoob macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England	.Mac accounts are brilliant - But the price is on the little expensive side, but to get your own @mac.com email address - Its all worth it

Jan 8, 2006, 06:34 AM	#25
ebunton macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney	It's all slowly coming together... __________________ How d'you like them apples?

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