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Apple Announces Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

Did they bundle 9.2 with 10.2?
They are charging an extra $20 for 9.2 (if you want it) when you buy 10.3.

No sign on the UK site of Panther "up-to-date" details.
 
Originally posted by aic
I ordered a BTO 15" Albook on 17th September and it still hasn't arrived at my reseller. Seeing i only paid a 10% deposit, when i pick it up is that when i purchase the item, thus getting the Panther upgrade?
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Probably based on the date on your receipt.

arn
 
Originally posted by Jays
Great news, the only thing is that I find it absurd that I have to pay full price to upgrade Mac OS X 10.2 server to 10.3. thats over the $500!
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1. You cannot get something for nothing... ever.

2. Apple has several ways of mitigating upgrade costs for business customers. They're right there on the Mac OS X Server page on apple.com, too.

3. If you don't want to pay, don't upgrade.
 
Woot!

Dammit! My soon to arrive 15" Albook just shipped out on the 7th! No free or cheap upgrade for me.. D'OH!!!!!

But I'm still gonna get it. Yay for educational pricing 😀

So does anyone have a pretty good guess as to what the build of Panther is that's packaged for official release? Would 7B85 be it, or is 7C more probable?
 
Wish there could've been a more realistic "up-to-date" offer for those of us with new alumaBook g4's.

Because of other software purchases with my machine -- and .mac renewal on the 15 Oct -- I won't be getting the new OS for awhile.
 
I just ordered the upgrade for my G5 and it says the estimated delivery is OCt 24th PM. I am hoping that it will be delivered earlier since last year I had a friend who received the up to date jaguar and he received it in the mail a day or two before jaguar was released.
 
I knew it! 😡

Somehow I just knew that since we had to have our new PowerBooks this week at work, that Apple would wait us out by just a few days and then announce Panther with no free update for us! The machines haven't even arrived yet (were supposed to be here yesterday, what's up with that?), but since they were ordered last Friday, I'm sure they do not qualify. YOU SCREWED US OVER, APPLE!!!




Just kidding. 😀

It's true about the new PowerBooks, but I was fully aware of what would likely happen when we finally had to order last week. It was really too bad, but I don't fault Apple. Anyone who ordered before today expecting a free upgrade was, quite frankly, a bit foolish. Glad it worked out for you G5 people... 🙂

While $258 (2 machines) is small peanuts for a large company to pay, I may have trouble convincing them to buy it. Just getting some PowerBooks approved in a workplace where Mac and Apple are almost dirty words (we removed those two words from all the purchase paperwork just to be sure -- just PowerBook G4, Service Protection Plan, Keyboard, etc... heh) was a major accomplishment. To turn around so soon and tell them, by the way, we need this other software we didn't tell you about last week may piss some people off. I don't know... If it were free, that'd make it a whole lot easier! 😛

That said, I already pre-ordered for home, $69 educational discount, baby! Woohoo! 😎
 
Hmm PB 15 is on the truck....HELP

for delivery this morning on the UPS truck. I had made the order over the weekend through J&R online. Should I refuse the delivery???

Have the reseller - redo the order?
Complain to apple?

Just got off the phone with apple. Poor rep, she's boxed in the policy.
Says I can call the reseller.

Seems a shame to let a poor PB go to waste, just to reship it today?😕
 
If I order an 15' AlBook today, will it have panther pre-installed or wait for few more days so that i dont have to shell out another $20 for S&H?
 
I've got a Powermac G4 that I ordered over a week ago, but won't ship out until the 16th +/-. Do I qualify for a $19.95 copy of Panther?


edited--forgot to mention it's a G4
 
I'm fairly new to the Mac (having come in at 10.2.4). Is 10.3 worth rushing out and buying or should I wait for 10.3.1 for the bugs to be ironed out?
I'm guessing build 7B86(approx) was GM and 10.3, so is the fact that there is a build 7C01 evidence they have already found bugs?
 
Originally posted by MattG
I've got a Powermac that I ordered over a week ago, but won't ship out until the 16th +/-. Do I qualify for a $19.95 copy of Panther?
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If it's a G5... yes.

arn
 
well i called and placed my order!

had some trouble with the canadian online form.. wouldnt take my postal code or province.

so i called.. and I cant Wait!
 
Originally posted by sparky76
I'm fairly new to the Mac (having come in at 10.2.4). Is 10.3 worth rushing out and buying or should I wait for 10.3.1 for the bugs to be ironed out?
I'm guessing build 7B86(approx) was GM and 10.3, so is the fact that there is a build 7C01 evidence they have already found bugs?
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The existance of newer builds doesn't mean anything.

There probably are a few bugs.... there always are. If you are nervous about it, you can wait to see if there are any major problems from people once they install it... but I personally wouldn't hold off just for the 1. upgrade.

arn
 
Honestly I think this sucks. The up-to-date program should be the same across the board. Why should a user who purchased a G5 receive an upgrade when a user who purchased a new PowerBook does not?

Of course I knew when I purchased that Panther was coming, and I expected to pay for the upgrade, and if the upgrade program were equal for everyone I probably wouldn't be upset.
 
The Apple Store for Education displayed a graphic of Panther at the top of the page with small blue type stating, "Order today for evening delivery on October 24th".

Is that right? Can they actually state 'evening delivery'? What shipping company is going to make those deliveries? Or do they really mean evening 'pick up' at your nearest Apple Store?
 
"Full" vs. "upgrade" price.

Just for the record... these prices ARE upgrade prices. NOT "full" prices.

The "full" price is not listed because you can't buy a Mac with no OS... the OS is always included with each Mac. Thus, EVERY purchase of Panther is an upgrade.

So don't expect to see two prices, full vs. upgrade like you would with Photoshop or something.

The up-to-date "free" ($19) deal is only fair of course.
 
Cool...

But I have two Mac's... do I really need to buy two licenses??? Or can I buy one and install on both machines.

I've always interpreted licensing as applying to one human - one copy and not one computer - one copy. When computers become legal entities that can own ( and buy! ) their own SW then it can be one computer - one license.

Also, does anyone know when new laptops will have panther installed when purchased?
 
Originally posted by nalfein
This is so pathetic. I'm university student and i just bought nice 15" powerbook i receive 9 days ago. I ate about only bread and peanuts butter for the past 5 month to be able to get my computer and now, 9 days after i receive it, they tell me i'm have to paid 200 US to upgrade os X to panther?

I think this is kind of pirate encouraging comportment.

now i'm realy think i will return my computer and buy a new peecee with linux, so i will never have to paid for upgrade anymore.

So 🙂 it's the only thing to do
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$200?? Edu discount price is $69.
 
Originally posted by Lord Bodak
Honestly I think this sucks. The up-to-date program should be the same across the board. Why should a user who purchased a G5 receive an upgrade when a user who purchased a new PowerBook does not?

Of course I knew when I purchased that Panther was coming, and I expected to pay for the upgrade, and if the upgrade program were equal for everyone I probably wouldn't be upset.
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I think Apple chose to give G5 customers the free upgrade because 10.2.7 (which the machines shipped with) is really less than ideal for the G5, optimization-wise, and Panther is the first "real" OS for the G5.
 
Originally posted by chazmox

I've always interpreted licensing as applying to one human - one copy and not one computer - one copy. When computers become legal entities that can own ( and buy! ) their own SW then it can be one computer - one license.
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That's how I interpret it, especially considering I just spent a combined $4000 on new Macs in the past month, neither of which are going to qualify for the 'up to date' program.
 
Originally posted by AngryAngel
Did they bundle 9.2 with 10.2?
They are charging an extra $20 for 9.2 (if you want it) when you buy 10.3.

No sign on the UK site of Panther "up-to-date" details.
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Apple officially killed OS 9 at the beginning of the year, and as far as their concerned stopped shipping it with Jaguar. I doubt you'll see it now in the box with Panther.
 
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