No download!
>From http://www.macintouch.com/
Jim Heid, contributing editor for Macworld, sent a note in response to the
issue of pricing for Apple's Mac OS X 10.1 upgrade:
"In a post-keynote phone interview, Phil Schiller told me that 10.1 will not
be available as a download. I specifically asked him about the conflicting
info -- Jobs saying it would be free but Apple's press release saying it
would be $19 -- and his reply was that the update is free, but the $19
covers Apple's costs.
��"His words: 'We literally upgraded every component of the Mac OS, and it
is hundreds of megabytes and requires a CD for installation.' The same will
apply to iDVD 2, he said."
also check out
http://www.macsonly.com/index.html#freeosx
I personally don't mind the $20, Its the same price as Apple charged for
Every other recent "UP To Date" program, except for right now when you can
get 10.0.4 for free if your system doesn't have it. That's just because it
would cost MUCH more to have all those systems returned so they could stick
in a CD.
Apples not going to make money on this once you figure in the production,
shipping, people processing the orders, the tech support for all the people
having problems with the install(normally 90days support) And that doesn't
include any of the programmers time that are writing all this. They are just
making sure they don't lose money in all this like they would definitely do
at $10 and probably would at $15.
For $20 You get a bootable CD which is basically a whole new install(from
what it sounds like). For those complaining that OSX wasn't really ready
when they bought it, DUH!! Apple told everyone what it had and that it still
had a ways to go. It was mainly for people that wanted to play around with
it and Developers(thats why the Dev. tools were included)
At least they aren't charging $99 like I was worried they might.
Ray
> On Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at 05:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> According to what was said at the Keynote address, the upgrade is
>> too large
>> to be downloadable. . . .
>
> For people on dialup perhaps, but surely there will be a download
> option for those like myself who have Cable or other high-bandwidth
> Internet connections.
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