Hey, those who have .Mac do so because they paid for it. If Apple wants to throw in some extra perks, so be it.
Oh, and just because someone has something you don't doesn't means you've been "screwed over."
I just signed up.
For me it is very much worth it with the iPhoto and iDisk integration.
Just out of curiosity, I called my ISP to see how much disk space cost (I have 5 MB as part of the standard package). They want $1/MB/month :eek: