I use many of the Web 2.0 applications, Flickr, Gmail and Blogger. But I still have a .Mac account because of the Sync feature alone. It has saved me several times when my drive blew up and when I lost my phone. All my bookmarks and contacts were safely reloaded just as I had entered them. I frankly do not want Apple going into the Web business. They may eventually have to, but if the service is made free (Like it has been in the past). They will have to deal with all the false accounts and public abuse that happens with such services. Then there will be less focus on the innovations they do best. Making incredible hardware!
.Mac Needs to Be Radically Retooled