Apple to Charge Upgrade Fees?

so why can't Apple do it? :rolleyes:


Edit : First post! :D

I expected this to happen sooner than later... they need to make money to continue development of these incredible apps.. so either charge for these or raise the price of the OS.. and we all know how well that would go over.

I can MAYBE see imovie as an app to pay, but something like iCal?...Whatever.....Don't know about this.....


And how come no one ever gets happy at the 3rd post?



3 post!!

Here we go again with the $$ whiners.

Sounds like bad juju to me, but since noone seems to be buying new machines these days, you have to make a few dollars somewhere just to keep the lights on.

I'm in favor of this, by the way...

I don't see how Apple can continue to give away superior products. I don't mind paying the fee for those apps.

While I would say Apple deserves a return on their investments in iApps, I still wonder if this will kill or slow their development as fewer users have access to them. The iApps have done a tremendous job of growing Apple's software line, but once users lose the ability to try them just for fun will we still see them reflect such popularity?

Dan

edit: btw - I for one will purchase iApps - I only question the masses.

Umm, I belive arn already has a thread on this rolling in the software rumors section......
are arn and the macrumors admin two separate people? I always thought they were the same.

There shouldnt be any $$ whiners here, they'll just grab it off of carracho anyways. They whined because they couldnt do that with .mac

Seems a smarter way to do this would be to roll it all into .Mac. I like the stuff in .Mac, but I can't justify the expense (since I get most of what it has for free).

Now if .Mac came with what it has now, plus iApps, plus Mac OS and AppleWorks updates for free as long as you're a member - HEY, count me in :-)

I don't particularly mind them charging for some of the iApps - particularly iMovie and iDVD, but iPhoto?! Man, I actually use that one! lol.

That said, since I use Final Cut for my DV work and don't have a DVD burner, I'm not sure I'd pay $50 for what is - effectively - iPhoto alone.

Originally posted by texas2001
I don't see how Apple can continue to give away superior products. I don't mind paying the fee for those apps.

I thought we were already paying for these apps. Isn't that supposed to be a good portion of the added value in paying an extra grand or two for a slower machine?

But the quote is wrong anyway. Apple has charged in the past as noted by others.

Bottom line, I love apple and think their products, hardware and integration is flat out light years beyond anything based on windows. I would not operate in the computer field any longer if I had to work on windows day in and day out. Seeing something done the right way, for the right convictions and reasons and then succeeding at it gives me some hope. I have absolutely no problem paying a premium for it. If apple wanted to make something for the masses they would. I for one don't really think they do. They want to make the best. The best is not the cheapest. Sure they want as big a market share as they can get, but not if they have to lower their standards.

But it's not going to help them win over more switchers!