Starting to see some people who would rather use their .mac email addresses rather than the new .me. I have to agree with a lot of people who say .me is just a lame email address. Now I actually use a Gmail account because I think the .mac service is much too expensive for what you get and it’s not subscription. I’m also a Linux user and emailing my friends who use Linux from a .mac address is kinda like spitting in their faces a bit too. Gmail was the neutral ground.
Still .me will probably only be a success for the younger crowd who gravitate towards social services. Adults and professionals will most likely gravitate towards or stick with .mac. For those complaining I think lame was the nicest term I’ve seen lately when describing having to use the .me address. The question still remains if new users can still make use of .mac or will Apple also in the future stop emails going to .mac addresses. I would hope the latter does not happen because it will push more users towards Gmail.