.Mac

[Dan Lowe]

Previously, Michael Brewer wrote:
> ICANN doesn't need to. There are plenty of alternative DNS servers 
> providing TLDs. All Apple would need to do is include support for those 
> DNS servers in Mac OS X.
> 
> If they do this, it's the only way .Mac won't be a lame name.

If they want to lock all non-Mac users out of .mac, including Mac users who
are currently sitting at a non-Mac system, that might be okay.  Otherwise,
alternative-DNS providers just don't have good coverage - if they had
visibility to 20% of users, I'd be surprised.  I'd guess more like 10-15%.
Which would be of fairly limited usefulness (or appeal) IMO.

 -dan

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