.Mac

[Michael Brewer]

They already lock people that aren't currently using a Mac out of 
iTools -- save iDisk and the crappy version of iCards.

On Monday, July 15, 2002, at 09:29 PM, Dan Lowe wrote:

> 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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