On Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at 12:24 , Shawn King wrote: >> It that so hard to ask for from dedicated Mac users. > > What does that have to do with anything? As Mac users, do you feel we > *deserve* special treatment from Apple? That Apple should give us all > their > software for free?
Perhaps not forever, but for a reasonable period of time. For the record, I'm with you as far as the Pro keys for QuickTime are concerned. I see no reason why the keys should be good for any more than one "whole number" version, though I think maybe a discount for anyone who has one for a previous version would be nice. However, I STRONGLY disagree with Apple's decision to charge full upgrade price for Jaguar OS X to anyone who bought a Macintosh prior to July 17th. That's just too late a cutoff point. That means that everyone like myself who bought the new Flat Panel iMacs which, as a MODEL, are less than six months old, need to pay full upgrade price. For a machine and model less than six months old, this just doesn't seem fair to me. I mean, for all intents and purposes, I just BOUGHT this thing, and now Apple is telling me I have to shell out $195.00 Canadian to keep it up to date?! If I still had my old Revision B Bondi Blue iMac, I'd have no problem paying for the upgrade. Hell, if I had bought this computer back in December or January, I'd have no problem with it. But I only bought it in April. Only four months, and already I'd have to shell out $195.00 to stay up to date. That sounds more like Microsoft than Apple IMHO. I don't expect a free ride forever... but I just don't think it's fair to expect people whose computers are virtually brand new to pay full price for an OS upgrade like this. At LEAST they should offer a discount... :/ BTW, before several people chide me and say I should contact Apple directly about this, just so you know, I have. Through E-mail AND by phone. I wanted my displeasure displayed loud and clear. I wonder how many others did the same...? John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
