No More iPhoto or iMovie Downloads
CNet reports on the new announcements at MacWorld and reveal Apple's new iLife strategy:
iDVD has never been a "free" download due to the size of the application, and GarageBand appears to be of similar proportions. Apparently, iPhoto and iMovie will now be bundled with iLife ($49) and with new Macintoshes exclusively. Meanwhile, iTunes remains a free download.
The iLife package, including GarageBand, iTunes, iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie will cost $49, or will be free with new Macs, Jobs said. The company will no longer provide free downloads of iPhoto or iMovie, a strategy it seriously considered last year and that could anger some customers.
Indeed rumors of this strategy met angry responses last year when this plan was leaked.iDVD has never been a "free" download due to the size of the application, and GarageBand appears to be of similar proportions. Apparently, iPhoto and iMovie will now be bundled with iLife ($49) and with new Macintoshes exclusively. Meanwhile, iTunes remains a free download.
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106 months ago
Another reason to be pissed off with todays events, honestly, do they want to loose customers??????
If they think I'm paying $49 for an iPhoto update (which is all I'd want), they've got another thing coming...
*starts up IRC*
edit: reminds me a bit of the whole iTools to .Mac thing :rolleyes:
ok, I've done enough moaning for one night (justified IMO I might add), I'm off to bed to calm down...
If they think I'm paying $49 for an iPhoto update (which is all I'd want), they've got another thing coming...
*starts up IRC*
edit: reminds me a bit of the whole iTools to .Mac thing :rolleyes:
ok, I've done enough moaning for one night (justified IMO I might add), I'm off to bed to calm down...
106 months ago
This had to happen eventually. Having the free for a while was nice.
The price for the package is extremely reasonable.
The price for the package is extremely reasonable.
106 months ago
needless to say, it does indeed suck. but I suppose it was also inevitable.
It's worth it though in my opinion, especially with edu discount, $29 isn't bad.
I can hear it coming though, the stampede of pissed off mac forum residents. Prepare yourselves, shields up.
It's worth it though in my opinion, especially with edu discount, $29 isn't bad.
I can hear it coming though, the stampede of pissed off mac forum residents. Prepare yourselves, shields up.
106 months ago
I was wondering how we were expected to download such vast updates!
Oh well, i will just have to fork out for iLife when i next need to make a movie, browse 25000 photos or record some music!
As it is, the current package suits me just fine, but i can certainly see a personal use for all those new features in the future.
As long as itunes updates remain free then i will be happy.
-ac2102
Oh well, i will just have to fork out for iLife when i next need to make a movie, browse 25000 photos or record some music!
As it is, the current package suits me just fine, but i can certainly see a personal use for all those new features in the future.
As long as itunes updates remain free then i will be happy.
-ac2102
106 months ago
As long as the point updates are still free, I can handle this.
If we had to pay for ANY updates... :eek:
Besides, they needed the extra download bandwidth for iTMS. ;)
If we had to pay for ANY updates... :eek:
Besides, they needed the extra download bandwidth for iTMS. ;)
106 months ago
Originally posted by edesignuk
Another reason to be pissed off with todays events, honestly, do they want to loose customers??????
Um. If you weren't going to be paying anything for it in the first place, then they're really not losing customers, are they?
Hopefully they offer a decent up-to-date program for new buyers. (ie one year free upgrades).
106 months ago
I can't imagine why anyone would complain about having to pay 10 bucks apiece for five of the greatest apps that ever came down the pike. Come on!
It's not like the old apps expired. What's Apple supposed to do? Spend millions in R&D on these apps every year, and then give them away? In what universe?
Do you work for free?
The bottom line is, these apps are great, I like 'em, I use 'em, and I'm ordering the upgrade today. I can't believe they're only charging me 49 bucks.
It's not like the old apps expired. What's Apple supposed to do? Spend millions in R&D on these apps every year, and then give them away? In what universe?
Do you work for free?
The bottom line is, these apps are great, I like 'em, I use 'em, and I'm ordering the upgrade today. I can't believe they're only charging me 49 bucks.
106 months ago
Oh great! And I wanted to get the new imovie because imovie 3 was so much slower than 2.
by far the worst expo.:mad:
by far the worst expo.:mad:
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