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Apple Asks Developers to Return DTK Mac Minis in Exchange for $200 Credit Toward M1 Mac
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Yeah, it should be $500 credit toward an M1 Mac if returned before the date, $200 if after, or something like that.
Mature adults know when they're not getting a good deal. Though they should've complained before, back when Apple told them, "you pay $500 to lease this, no guarantees of a refund later, if you want to test your apps on M1 Macs before your users do."
intel Mac mini and DTK are space grey
M1 Mac mini's are silver only? wah?
Apple wants them back so they can wow us with space grey M2
M1 Mac mini's are silver only? wah?
Apple wants them back so they can wow us with space grey M2
If some of you feel so strongly about the developers getting more free compensation, how about putting your money where your forum mouth is and give them money out of your pocket.
Well there is no options per the agreement you’re required to return it. Can’t keep it not legally as least
Banking on a free Mac mini because Steve Jobs did it back then and then complaining it didn't go as how you predicted doesn't make sense.
$200 that expires before new generation comes out, for people who already probably bought M1 machines to use to purchase M1 machines, is not really a gesture of good will. It's meaningless unless you're hooking up a relative with one.
A free $200 coupon isn't appreciation? I think it is.
it seems you want to bring up things that have nothing to do with the facts here to try and bolster your argument.
1) The developers opted in to the program of their own volition
2) Any developer is free to keep the DTK the full year
3) Returning it early will give the developer the coupon
4) Apple didn't have to offer anything as a gesture
Those are the facts.
Complaining about a free gift is wrong, in my opinion.
Steve cared about the people who loved apple
Tim cares about the stockholders who now love apple
we all move on.
Tim cares about the stockholders who now love apple
we all move on.
I think they should have just returned the $500. No one could have complained. The DTK unfortunately was really really buggy. It was fast but near unusable for anything except a quick build and test. Even then, I couldn’t even get it to drive my display properly, Xcode would crash constantly etc etc
Being ashamed of asking for free stuff.
Of course devs want free stuff. Doesn't make it right in complaining about it.
Reach out to the whiny developer of your choice on twitter and send them a PayPal gift payment. You could also set up a whiney developer go fund me page and distribute the money to those that can show proof they were in the program etc.
That's why they're not mature adults because they thought the would get free stuff in return for the $500 lease.
FWIW you don’t have to return it. The DTK has a fair value less than $10k, and there’s no way Apple is going to enter small claims against anyone (no lawyers allowed in small claims). They could disable the machine or your account I guess...
Typical click bait. “Oh no apple shouldn’t have asked me for the leased equipment I promised to return, to build my business. How dare they even offer a $200 coupon!”
Am I on Facebook?
Am I on Facebook?
This sounds like a terrible idea. would hate a business partner of mine to think that way.
The developer kit is CODB. Developers shouldn't expect to get anything out of it except what they agreed to. Sorry. The pre/grade school adage applies here: You get what you get and you don't throw a fit.
Or, I guess some do.
Or, I guess some do.
Here, the whiny guy the first post was mentioning has a Patreon.
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I gave him $20 by subscribing, paying, then cancelling. The closest thing to proof they can give me is a screenshot. I'd use btc if he accepted it and the fees weren't so insane, since I can sign with the key and paste the sig here, but oh well.
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I wouldn't say Apple is offering a "free gift" here... a partial refund or a rebate seems more accurate for something you return earlier than agreed.
You don’t own it. It’s a one-year lease for 499. You can’t keep it unless you pay 499 every year, even that is pending Apple’s approval.
shouldn't they at least get a partial refund for the period of time remaining on the 12 month agreement?
IF you pay $500, and the lease is only 8 months instead of twelve, they should get a third of that back on original payment method (imo)
apparently they stopped working in October. 4 months in ?
IF you pay $500, and the lease is only 8 months instead of twelve, they should get a third of that back on original payment method (imo)
apparently they stopped working in October. 4 months in ?
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But but... they have COVID alerts and BLM front and center on their homepage!