There is free lunch...for 3 years

The numerous and ceaseless debate on whether Apple's .Mac service is worth its US$99 a year, as compared to other web hosting options, has reached a definitive end, at least in my bold opinion.

1and1 Internet Inc. is promoting a 3-year hosting plan, with 500MB of web space and 50MB e-mail accounts ("s" because you get 50 of them) for one "no-price"--FREE! See how that compares to .Mac:
.Mac : web space 100MB : E-mail 1x 15MB : US$99/yr
1and1: web space 500MB : Email 50x50MB : Free/3 yr

If you want to add extra storage to .Mac to match 1and1, you are looking at US$180 for web space and US$30 for each e-mail account, that's in addition to the US$99. Remember, 1and1 is free. Now you see why I am so bold in my assesment.

What is being offered at 1and1 isn't some crippled or ad-driven hosting normally imposed by other free online services. This one is a complete package, the real deal.

Sure, .Mac offers lots of extras and integration for OS X users, but 1and1 uses industry standard hosting and all the power that goes with it.

For members who feel restricted by .Mac's lack of server-side tools to host your weblog, an angelic entity, Wizbang, is donating its time and expertise to install Movable Type onto your 1and1 website. I already have mine done for macasia.com, thanks to The King.

Filed Sun - November 16, 2003, 01:20 AM in

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