I think it gives the PC users a warm fuzzy feeling. I guess Apple doesn't want to overload the PC user with everything "all Mac". Baby steps. People for the most part don't like change. If it looks like a huge leap, I mean if EVERYTHING is different, then people will be scared off. If Apple drops little hints of familiarity into the mix, it makes people more comfortable with the switch. Gotta hand it to the folks in Marketing. They never sleep.
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I think it gives the PC users a warm fuzzy feeling. I guess Apple doesn't want to overload the PC user with everything "all Mac". Baby steps. People for the most part don't like change. If it looks like a huge leap, I mean if EVERYTHING is different, then people will be scared off. If Apple drops little hints of familiarity into the mix, it makes people more comfortable with the switch. Gotta hand it to the folks in Marketing. They never sleep.
I was suspect as well but I went through with it and am glad that I did
I use iDisk often and I have no problem paying for another email (on top of my GMail) with the services provided for by Apple with it
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this before, but I was reinstalling Tiger on the parent's eMac. Not sure how, but half the files on that hard drive were corrupted.
Anyway, I put the old Tiger disk (10.4.0) in and erased and installed. I ran through the initial set up. Putting my data in, creating a new user account. Then I came on the part where Apple usually offers a free trial for .Mac but in this case, it changed to this:
That part of Setup Assistant is web based and is just a webpage from Apple's servers. you are able to view it as you connect to your LAN in the steps before.
You know, I called yesterday because I couldn't find an answer on their web-site and was blown away that I couldn't talk to someone
That is pathetic
I like Me.com so far but no phone support is pretty lazy on Apple's part
You know Apple is starting to turn into the Microsoft that we all grew to hate, and my love for Apple is quickly fading as their greed and monopolistic attitude are showing in full force with the launch of me.com and the new iphone and all the restrictions they put on the developers for the new iPhone platform.
With that said, I won't be signing up for MobileME. They don't support Internet Explorer, and all you Safari and Firefox lovers can make fun of me all you want, but on my PC I still love IE, and I refuse to use those other browsers.
I mean come on Apple, at least let me sign up for MobileME and load the software even though I'm using IE, but to FORCE me to go download Safari or Firefox, neither of which do I have installed on my PC is a total turn off, and I think I'll just sign up for an Exchange account with ActiveSync service through my web hosting company for $6.99 a month instead.
With that said, I won't be signing up for MobileME. They don't support Internet Explorer, and all you Safari and Firefox lovers can make fun of me all you want, but on my PC I still love IE, and I refuse to use those other browsers.
I mean come on Apple, at least let me sign up for MobileME and load the software even though I'm using IE, but to FORCE me to go download Safari or Firefox, neither of which do I have installed on my PC is a total turn off, and I think I'll just sign up for an Exchange account with ActiveSync service through my web hosting company for $6.99 a month instead.