Thank you, Charles, for all that info. Explain further about the various points you listed. Free software, Kodak prints, free web space. Will this cost $99 when the second year renewal comes around? Is the first year still $49? Thanks, Ally Charles Martin wrote: > Personally, I find .Mac to be VERY worth what I paid for it -- $49 (plus > a $10 add-on for my wife). The free software, the free Kodak prints > (that alone paid for it), the upcoming new features (one of which has > already been unveiled -- .Mac address book will soon sync to my personal > address book, a tremendous benefit), iSync and iCal and Backup and Virex > ... oh, and the vastly larger inbox and free web space. For me, all that > was easily worth the $49. > > I admit I would have had to think about it a LOT harder at $99, and I > have to believe Apple plans to unveil more features between now and > September if they want me to renew at that price. >