Apple Offering iTunes Credit to New Customers Who Purchased iWork, iPhoto or iMovie After September 1

This pisses me off. First iCloud is free. Now this. Way to screw over loyal/paying customers. At least give us extra storage or something

Lol

At the time of your purchase, that was the value of the app. Now it's not worth much (and probably not selling well either).

So quit crying. Smh at people who feel entitled to EVERYTHING.

Good guy Apple!

First iCloud is free.

I'm not sure what that means. The first 5GB has always been free with iCloud.

Where I'm disappointed with iCloud is I own several iDevices and 5GB isn't always enough for backups when you have more than one device. If they're worried about people stacking older unused devices to get more storage, then just give us an extra 5GB a year for 3 years with each device (that's reasonable).

Way to screw over loyal/paying customers. At least give us extra storage or something

How is this "screwing" you over? You've had this app for however long since you purchased it. If you'd waited until now, you'd never have had it all that time.

I've purchased all these apps myself, I think I've used pages once and numbers never. But that's fine, I chose to buy it. I'd be bummed if I got them all in the last few months but I've bought them here and there over the last few years (caved for Numbers this summer). Apple's not screwing me over by giving it away now.

It's more likely Apple's committing to getting everyone using this product and will continue to develop it. They're going to look pretty bad if they get everyone hooked and discontinue the product. They've done that occasionally (and so has other companies) and generally they end up not looking good.

Gary

Because you can't read apparently. It's for new iOS 7 devices activated after 1st Sep.

They bought their iPhone 5c device on Wednesday. I know this because I read it. Apparently you're the one that can't read. (So calm down cowboy)

This pisses me off. First iCloud is free. Now this. Way to screw over loyal/paying customers. At least give us extra storage or something

No but I just bought the 5c this week. Mind you, off topic I did the beta thing on my 4s all summer but I finally got the 5c this week. So idk.

I had a similar issue, but was able to rectify it. Although when searching for the apps it asked me to pay, if I navigated to them using the path:

Featured -> Scroll down to "New to the App Store" -> Scroll down to "Apps Made by Apple"

I was then able to download them for free. In theory it shouldn't make a difference, but it did work for me.

I wonder why they giving Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iMovie and iPhoto, but left out GarageBand?

I think Apple needs to pay royalties for loops in GarageBand, so it still has to be paid for.

iWork and the like are still $9.99 in App Store for me in iOS 7. Why?

It's only with new iOS devices. On my iPad ; they're not free, on my iPhone 5c they are.

----------

So much for microsoft's 'iPad doesn't come with office' ... You can now download the Apple equivalent for free, plus more. Genius!

Where I'm disappointed with iCloud is I own several iDevices and 5GB isn't always enough for backups when you have more than one device.

So...back up to your computer instead?

I bought my iPad on the 30th as well. Bought pages the night I got home.

And?

You bought your device before the cut off, so don't expect anything.

Truth is that Apple didn't have to roll the date back. They could have said it was only for iPhone 5s and 5c and future devices. But they did it to be nice, score a few PR points etc.

But if you don't meet the rules you don't meet the rules. If by some weird fluke you can get them for free etc be happy for the fluke. If there is no fluke, well you didn't qualify anyway.