Seems most users are comparing the cost of going from XP to 7 and then into snow leopard from 10.5. XP came out 8 years ago...even if 7 users pay 500 dollars it is less then Mac users have paid since 10.1 came out.
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:25 PM, b_s-wilk <[email protected]> wrote: > Apple is going to let you upgrade from puma to snow leopard for 29 bux? >> Not bad. >> > > Snow Leopard 10.6 requires an Intel Mac. $29 upgrade is from Leopard, 10.5. > > Apple sez: > 'For Tiger® users with an Intel-based Mac, the Mac Box Set includes Mac OS > X Snow Leopard, iLife® ’09 and iWork® ’09 and will be available for a > suggested price of $169 (US) and a Family Pack is available for a suggested > price of $229 (US).' > http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/06/08macosx.html > > iLife + iWork + Snow Leopard = $99 + $99 + $129 = $327 without discount > [$169 with discount]. How much will Windows 7 Pro alone cost when it's out > of beta? > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
