Comments on: Why a .Mac service for PCs could be in the cards http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Robert http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/#comment-373694 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:49:22 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/why-mac-for-a-p#comment-373694 We are one of those “mixed” households. Two Macs, Three PC’s (not including a 4th work related laptop). .Mac for Windows would be a good thing and likely continue to help bring Windows users into the Apple fold.

..and yes the .Mac thing works fine with Windows today. I access it from work and on the road, hit the iDisk, photo gallery etc.

They could definitely do some interesting integration with it in Windows using Safari.

]]> By: gorkon http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/#comment-373695 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:01:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/why-mac-for-a-p#comment-373695 Nate: I agree…. .Mac is WAYYYY over priced. I get more space for podcasting on Libsyn then you would on .Mac. Granted, Libsyn is typically ONLY podcasting, but I see nothing preventing you from photocasting with it.

]]> By: gorkon http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/#comment-373696 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:59:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/why-mac-for-a-p#comment-373696 Bah…it’s just webdav. You can ALREADY connect to your iDisk from Windows machines. I did it when I had a trial on my old Powerbook. It’s just a webdav server. In fact, here’s the Apple Knowledge base on doing just that:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=52384

The only piece missing is syncing bookmarks and whatnot across it.

]]> By: Nate http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/#comment-373697 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:54:36 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/why-mac-for-a-p#comment-373697 Do that many people really pony up the cash for .mac? I’d like to see their subscriber numbers.

I’ve always thought it’s a bit overpriced.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/#comment-373698 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:53:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/why-mac-for-a-p#comment-373698 TrishaTT: this is simply why I think we’ll see such a service. There’s no factual evidence that Apple is working on it, but I see a market for it. Pure speculation on my part although I think this *IS* related to mobile computing. ;)

]]> By: TrishaTT http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-mac-for-a-p/#comment-373699 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:50:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/why-mac-for-a-p#comment-373699 This would be so cool because when I use my PC I miss my mac. Is this a rumor or just a speculation? Eitherway, thanks for the heads up! This is beceoming my favorite Apple site! I really appreciate the shift away from mobile computing onto what people care about.

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