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Smithcraft
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| devo wrote: | Sounds good to me. I would probably pay $29 for QuickTime X.  |
I'm sure you can still pay $20 for a QuickTimeX Pro license!
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Fazzy
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| Smithcraft wrote: | | I'm sure you can still pay $20 for a QuickTimeX Pro license! |
I think it's going to be hard charging $20-$30 for almost the same price as the entire ball of wax. Apple should just let it go and make QuickTime X the same as the pro version. It's long overdue anyways. |
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Dinshaw
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| I am totally excited about Snow Leopard now. I didn't expect to see all the new features or "refinements" as they say. The new Expose features alone look handy. September can't come soon enough for me. |
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I enjoyed watching the demos of Snow Leopard in action from the keynote. I really only have one question now. What are you guys going to do with the extra 6GB of space on your hard drive?  |
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James T Kirk
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| Yvan256 wrote: | Not only that, but if upgrading to Snow Leopard is only 29$US, people like me won't wait for it to be released and will buy a (new) machine right away.
However, since my Core 2 Duo Mac mini and 12" PowerBook are both running fine... no point in upgrading. The hardware I mean. I'm upgrading to Snow Leopard as soon as it comes out.  |
Same here, though, still owning a Powerbook G4 it's a pity I can't make THAT faster...(maxed out memory and 7200 rpm drive already)
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Bauska
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Intel only...that kinda sucks for me. I still use my trusted G5....  |
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James T Kirk
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| Bauska wrote: | | Intel only...that kinda sucks for me. I still use my trusted G5.... |
Yeah, bummer, but hey Leopard is still cool, no?
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| James T Kirk wrote: |
Yeah, bummer, but hey Leopard is still cool, no? |
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Rightondamark
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| Smithcraft wrote: | | Why? Apple has said over and over that 10.6 is really just an update/upgrade for 10.5, and that it's not a major overhaul of the system, as previous versions have been. 10.7 could easily go back to being $129. |
I understand, but it's still a boxed version of their latest and greatest operating system. The next version would have to include a substantial list of new features to justify the differnce in price. And like I said before, keeping the price low also puts more pressure on Microsoft. Now, I don't think that 10.7 will necessarily cost $29, but it could be more in line with the price of iLife or iWork. I just think the days of $129 may be over. |
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| I dare Microsoft to match this price for Windows 7 Home Premium to Vista users. |
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| Rightondamark wrote: | | Smithcraft wrote: | | Why? Apple has said over and over that 10.6 is really just an update/upgrade for 10.5, and that it's not a major overhaul of the system, as previous versions have been. 10.7 could easily go back to being $129. |
I understand, but it's still a boxed version of their latest and greatest operating system. The next version would have to include a substantial list of new features to justify the differnce in price. And like I said before, keeping the price low also puts more pressure on Microsoft. Now, I don't think that 10.7 will necessarily cost $29, but it could be more in line with the price of iLife or iWork. I just think the days of $129 may be over. |
i'm guessing apple saw the economy tank last year and made a smart decision to release 10.6 lite and charge a minimal price to existing leopard users.
Again it is not availble even for $129 to Tiger users...you must bundle it into a $169 package. So I would assume 10.7 would be back in the $100 arena. |
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| MacScout67 wrote: | | I dare Microsoft to match this price for Windows 7 Home Premium to Vista users. |
That isn't good enough. They should be giving away Windows 7 with a Zune HD for free to anyone that forked out their hard earned cash to buy Vista. Steve Balmer should also hand deliver this new stuff and offer up an apology.
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James T Kirk
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| blazer wrote: | | MacScout67 wrote: | | I dare Microsoft to match this price for Windows 7 Home Premium to Vista users. |
That isn't good enough. They should be giving away Windows 7 with a Zune HD for free to anyone that forked out their hard earned cash to buy Vista. Steve Balmer should also hand deliver this new stuff and offer up an apology. |
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| Smithcraft wrote: | | devo wrote: | | Sounds good to me. I would probably pay $29 for QuickTime X. |
I'm sure you can still pay $20 for a QuickTimeX Pro license! |
It wouldn't be the first time.
Have they said anything about the Pro version yet? |
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Thomo
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Bet we don't see it for that price in the UK.
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