IWeb versus .Mac

I am looking into purchasing .mac and iLife. On perusing, it seems iLife has iWeb and .Mac is all about interacting with the web. Why purchase both? What are the distinct differences? Anyone?
Thanks. Novice to the web using realm,
KO

iWeb is an application for constructing websites on your computer.
.Mac is the Apple server where you can publish your site to view it in a web browser.
You do not have to have a .Mac account to publish your site. You can use the services of a web hosting company - most of which will give you a better deal and better performance than .Mac.

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