.Mac

[Richard Connamacher]

Here's an interesting thought..

Cocoa includes the ability to run code on objects over the network, 
having a single application program utilize modules sitting on entirely 
separate computers, for true network computing. Objects can be 
dynamically downloaded and run, hook up with objects sitting on the 
server computer, and everything would be as seamless as running a 
program on your own computer, except probably a little more lagged 
depending on your network connection.  Seems with Cocoa, Apple is in a 
better position to do a .NET than Microsoft is, without even doing 
anything.

Not to say that .Mac has anything to do with .NET.  My guess is that 
they are rebranding it as something that more average people will 
recognize as what it is - a collection of services you can use over the 
internet to expand upon your Macintosh experience.  iTools, to someone 
who doesn't know better, probably sounds like a $20 case of tiny 
screwdrivers you use to open an iPod to replace its battery.

Rich

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Richard Connamacher
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Independent Image Entertainment
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