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80211b News: Jaguar sends files over Bluetooth
Writing from New York, Glenn Fleishman of 80211b/Wi-Fi News writes:
Apple OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) sends files over Bluetooth, too: I just received a briefing from Apple on yesterday's announcements, and a director of product marketing read yesterday's blog entry and showed me the application for file transfers over Bluetooth, answering that question. The Bluetooth demos are very cool in person, too: they represent a kind of tight, simple integration that make a compelling case for personal area networking that reduces complexity, not just cables. Sony Ericsson and Cingular and AT&T Wireless could sell a lot of phones with the demo I saw. [80211b News]
1:19:51 PM 
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Move to .Mac services draws many reactions
By and large, it looks like most Mac users are considering the move to paid services in Apple's new .Mac online services. The large majority of comments in response to my question about .Mac yesterday were in Apple's favor. But those who oppose paying are adamant about it.
Mac software developer Mike Cohen has taken his displeasure a step further:
I just registered the domain mymacmail.com, which I'll host on my BounceWeb reseller account. The Plesk server software it uses supports webmail, and the domain can have unlimited POP email accounts & email forwarding. I need to figure out how to automate account creation so I don't have to create them manually in the control panel.
For now, if you're interested in a free email address at mymacmail.com, let me know. [Mike Cohen: MacOS X]
From Mike's reaction, my initial reaction (other than the mac.com email address, I have never used the iTools offerings, so it is hard to want to pay $49 for the first year of .Mac service when I wouldn't likely use it much), and the reactions of others like Low End Mac Web site publisher Dan Knight, who says he will phase out using his mac.com email address this week, it looks like many seasoned Mac users are bristling the most at the .Mac idea.
Even the folks at CNET realize that .Mac is a hard sell. Check this morning's story: Apple's .Mac faces a hard sell.
"Apple will clearly have some learning to do as it tries to find the right way to introduce fees for its services. With Wednesday's move, Apple is introducing a comparatively steep fee for the former iTools, while keeping its very popular programs like iPhoto and iTunes free."
Needless to say, the transition to fee-based services from Apple will be interesting. And from my vantage point, I am not sure it is a ride that I will jump onto anytime soon. Sure, $49 for the first year of .Mac isn't horrible, but staring at .Mac upgrade prices for both me and my wife in conjunction with OS X 10.2 upgrade prices for both of us - the price tag of roughly $360 from yesterday's Macworld Expo announcements is no small matter...
7:18:07 AM
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This cat comes with a price tag
CNET notes the steep upgrade pricing for the upcoming Jaguar release of OS X in Mac OS X upgrade doesn't come cheap. For Apple fans who rushed to the operating system last year, moving to version 10.2 means having to buy a new Mac or pay full retail for the software. [CNET News.com]
7:03:09 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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