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Apple Announces iLife '09

The iLife updates are nice additions, I guess...just not sure if they're ENOUGH to want me to upgrade at $79.
If there had been ANY update at all to iWeb (seriously -- will this program EVER advance above what it is now??), I would probably get this. As it is, the only useful thing for me is Flickr/Facebook integration. And while that's nice, I think I'll keep my eighty bucks.

Saladinos said:
iWeb has been updated
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Where do you see that?
 
akbc said:
The Mac Box Set sounds like a great value.

I just hope they do the same with the Snow Leopard and iLife/iWork '09s :)
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Great value for who? I'd think most people by now who wanted Leopard would have already upgraded and anyone who bought a Mac recently would not need it. I think the market forthis is small.

What it says to me is that you NEED leopard to use the new iLife/iWork 09 software. I bet this is the reason for the bundle. Thios still on Tiger will need to upgrade to Apple is making is easier for them
 
No Snow Leopard

No mention of Snow Leopard.

This assures us it won't come out until after the WWDC in June!
 
Facebook!!

Facial recognition/autotagging + Facebook integration = EPIC WIN

I would pay $79 to upgrade for this feature alone. Yummy! :D
 
Great...

I just bought a MBP on the 23th, Dec which was delivered on the 24th, Dec... but I have had to return it for a replacement (the charger was making a strange sound, and the screen was leaking light when completely dark) on the 30th, Dec... and I'm getting the replacement on the 8th, Jan (that's this thursday).

And Apple says that to be able to be elegible for iLife '09 I have to buy the computer (which I can return at no cost for me) today....
I'm calling Apple tomorrow (today is holiday in Spain) and have a talk... and discuss what it's more profitable for them... return the MBP which I have yet to receive (and that's some money for Apple) and wait for them to refund the money and then buy it again (and again... more shipping costs for Apple as well as credit card's costs) or that I pay the 9 euros for iLife's P&P...
Will see :)
 
dwd3885 said:
so you walk into an apple store today or tomorrow and they are selling the EXACT SAME THINGS they were selling yesterday. WHAT A TERRIBLE MACWORLD
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That's only true if 'exact' no longer means "not approximated in any way", or "accurate and correct in all details".
 
iMovie

Hopefully iMovie doesn't use single-field processing anymore. It was total turnoff for HD video with iMovie '08 (HD footage is processed internally at 960-by-540 pixels at most)
 
iPhoto, iMovie and GB updates look good.

However, iWeb is still pretty limited and lame, with no way to create your own templates etc.
 
Rojo said:
The iLife updates are nice additions, I guess...just not sure if they're ENOUGH to want me to upgrade at $79.
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If the there is real content in the artist lessens in GB then it is worth $79. But if it is just "fluff" then no. Actual I'd buy iLife just for the ability to tag my photos to people's names. If there is a way that I can use iPhoto's face recognition to tag my Aperture library then I'll buy it. I have many thousands of photos that were scanned from film that I have yet to tag. I'll be hapy to pay $79 if it will save me 100 hours of work.
 
msb65 said:
Extremely disappointing. Apple has lost touch with its customers.

I plan on buying a PC and installing Linux, where everything is driven by what I and other users want, and not by a company with a no longer justifiable large ego.
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Sheesh people, CALM DOWN. I still think the mini and iMac will be upgraded soon and Apple can't be all things to all people and still maximize profits. Remember Apple has no one to answer to but their shareholders.

If you think you can find anything as remotely as good as iLife on Linux, then more power to you. If Apple does not fit your needs then don't use their products and have fun with your PC.

One more question: Do you just complain on anonymous forums or do you ever send feedback to Apple? If you don't ever send them feedback, your voice will never be heard. I send Apple feedback when I am not happy about something. If enough people ask for a feature or complain about something, there is a good chance it will be fixed or changed.
 
Multiple websites and built in FTP client. Sweet !



Is it 79 to upgrade from iLife08 ( I bought my macbook 2 months ago )
 
is there any difference between ilife normal and family pack other than apple graciously allowing me to install it on more than 1 pc? ie, is it only my moral conscience that stops me from buying non family pack and installing it on more than 1 mac?
 
Crap I have a Macbook arriving tomorrow and now have to pay $79 to upgrade iLife. This sucks.
 
slu said:
Sheesh people, CALM DOWN. I still think the mini and iMac will be upgraded soon and Apple can't be all things to all people and still maximize profits. Remember Apple has no one to answer to but their shareholders.

If you think you can find anything as remotely as good as iLife on Linux, then more power to you. If Apple does not fit your needs then, have don't use their products and have fun with your PC.

One more question: Do you just complain on anonymous forums or do you ever send feedback to Apple? If you don't ever send them feedback, your voice will never be heard. I send Apple feedback when I am not happy about something. If enough people ask for a feature or complain about something, there is a good chance it will be fixed or changed.
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Where is the best place to send feedback? I have heard of people actually emailing SJ. What is his email?

FYI I love Apple products. However I don't think people want cutesie **** right now. If I am paying money I want innovation, not a drum lesson from Neil Peart. Go to the library and rent one of his movies for free.
 
qwerty2k said:
is there any difference between ilife normal and family pack other than apple graciously allowing me to install it on more than 1 pc? ie, is it only my moral conscience that stops me from buying non family pack and installing it on more than 1 mac?
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That is all it is. Only your conscience prevents that.
 
qwerty2k said:
is there any difference between ilife normal and family pack other than apple graciously allowing me to install it on more than 1 pc? ie, is it only my moral conscience that stops me from buying non family pack and installing it on more than 1 mac?
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Nope
 
I was going to easily pass on the iLife update, but then I got to the Garageband lessons part, now it seems hard to say no to :(

EDIT: Nevermind, only 2 instruments to choose from. A little easier to pass on.
 
msb65 said:
Where is the best place to send feedback? I have heard of people actually emailing SJ. What is his email?

FYI I love Apple products. However I don't think people want cutesie **** right now. If I am paying money I want innovation, not a drum lesson from Neil Peart. Go to the library and rent one of his movies for free.
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/

And if you don't like the updates to iLife, don't buy it. You are not forced to so you are not paying any money for anything. Innovative or not.
 
Heh. You can get iLife 09, iWork 09 and 10.5 Leopard for 5 Macs of your choice for the same price of a single-license of Vista Premium ($229). :D
 
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