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.Mac Widgets Disappearing Act?
Ever since OSX Tiger landed on 4/29/05 the .Mac main page has cycled an ad (not like banner/popup ads; I mean the good kind) citing "exclusive .Mac widgets" that are "coming soon!"Well, today is 7/13/05. Do we need to reassess the definition of "coming soon" or what here? I haven't been able to find any news bits or blurbs from anyone (including Apple) on what the holdup is. The best I've found was a locked thread in Apple's discussion forum that's basically 14 posts that are on the same page I am: "what gives?" (Note: you might not be able to get to that thread; It could be a .Mac members-only thing.)
So I'm putting out an all-points-bulletin: if anyone has any information pertaining to the whereabouts of .Mac widgets, their status or what they will be, please call our anonymous tip line. (Another note: we don't actually have a tip phone line. Maybe you can just leave a comment instead.)
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Subscribe to commentsVictor Agreda, Jr.Jul 13th 2005 2:32PM
Maybe because Apple realized it would be a PR disaster to make all the widgets free except some... And it's also possible the widgets for .mac subscribers (like myself) were duplicated by external developers before Apple could finish them.
Just a theory.
Michael JonesJul 13th 2005 11:37PM
Given the explosion of widgets, they probably came to their senses and realized any "exclusive" .mac widget would be exclusive for three days and obsolete in seven.
David ChartierJul 14th 2005 1:02PM
I was hoping for widgets that could maybe interact with their services and system. Maybe a .Mac network status widget, or a card-sending widget. (Yes, their iCards can use a heckuva facelift.) How about an iDisk status/monitor, or possibly even a droplet for the public folder.