I am using a 2008 MacBook Pro, and Sierra will not run on this machine. I just tried to download the Pages and Numbers and the result was that I need OS 10.12 or later. So no go for me
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Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Free for All Users
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I am using a 2008 MacBook Pro, and Sierra will not run on this machine. I just tried to download the Pages and Numbers and the result was that I need OS 10.12 or later. So no go for me
HobeSoundDarryl
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Since Apple seems so committed to a dumbed-down Pages for iOS cross-compatibility, wouldn't it be so nice for Apple to go back and chop out the "page layout" chunk of Pages '09, maybe put a new coat of paint on the UI after 8 years of ignoring it, and rebranding it Apple Publisher for Mac or Apple Simple Publisher or similar?
Then Pages can stick with being a MacOS & iOS simple word processor while this Publisher can be a more powerful "Pro" alternative exclusive for the Mac platform. Personally, I'd pay a pretty high price- even annually- for THAT application if I could know that it was going to be maintained for at least several future iterations of MacOS. And I could return to pointing clients toward getting a Mac platform mostly for the benefit of such an easy-to-use but very capable (simple) Page Layout program.
The new Pages just can't compete with Pages '09 in many crucial ways... and since it seems locked to feature parity with iOS, I doubt it will ever resurrect crucial features that make the DTP side of Pages '09 so terrific. Pages '09 still works pretty well with the current MacOS version but we all know it's only a matter of time until some key feature breaks and then that's it for Pages '09 if you want to evolve the OS.
PSA: You can't get these for free if you're using a legacy Mac like me with El Capitan. You can't even buy them outright anymore, the free versions on Sierra is your only option. El Captain users out of luck. :-(
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Same happened to me. I'm on El Capitan and have always wanted this software but never wanted to foot the bill. Really disappointed of Apple in taunting us with a "Get" button and not even letting us download an older version for free. :-(I am using a 2008 MacBook Pro, and Sierra will not run on this machine. I just tried to download the Pages and Numbers and the result was that I need OS 10.12 or later. So no go for me
HobeSoundDarryl
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Yes but the catch might be that now that there is no revenues to come for these products, will they get much in the way of meaningful updates going forward?
I have just recently been able to use these bc of a new mac purchase, and I have to say I am very impressed with the suite.
I do sense that Apple is worried about the overall value proposition of the macs and this is part of improving that. Hope the perks continue.
I do sense that Apple is worried about the overall value proposition of the macs and this is part of improving that. Hope the perks continue.
That's a idea. Rebase Pages 09 and spin it off into a light-weight desktop publishing app for print production.
Patents, maybe? I agree the missing functionality is bewildering, so maybe there is a good reason.
The biggest trouble I have with these apps are as others have stated, is that Apple only makes them compatible with the very latest OS. Their files also sometimes are not compatible with earlier versions, i.e. docs won't open for other users or on other computers, making sharing files unreliable, and running machines with different OS's throws it all into question when running these apps.
Microsoft is so much better in this regard. There is always a version of their software that works with your OS, and files are nearly universal among versions.
Microsoft is so much better in this regard. There is always a version of their software that works with your OS, and files are nearly universal among versions.
I am using a 2008 MacBook Pro, and Sierra will not run on this machine. I just tried to download the Pages and Numbers and the result was that I need OS 10.12 or later. So no go for me
Have you looked into getting Sierra on on your 2008 MBP unofficially?
See: http://dosdude1.com/sierrapatch.html and http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/02/23/install-sierra-unsupported-hardware/
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Apple today updated several of its Mac and iOS apps, making them available for all Mac and iOS users for free.
iMovie, Numbers, Keynote, Pages, and GarageBand for both Mac and iOS devices have been updated and are now listed in the App Store for free.
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Previously, all of these apps were provided for free to customers who purchased a new Mac or iOS device, but now that purchase is not required to get the software. Many Apple customers were already likely eligible to download the software at no cost if they had made a device purchase in the last few years.
Apple's iWork page has not yet been updated and continues to say that customers will only be able to download Pages, Keynote, and Numbers after purchasing an eligible Mac or iOS device, but new wording may be added shortly following the price drop. Apple's apps have also been removed from the Top Free app charts in the App Store.
Apple has been offering these apps for free to new Mac and iOS device owners since 2013, but dropping the price to free for all users makes it less confusing and opens up downloads for those who have not recently made a new device purchase.
- Pages for macOS [Direct Link]
- Keynote for macOS [Direct Link]
- Numbers for macOS [Direct Link]
- GarageBand for macOS - [Direct Link]
- iMovie for macOS - [Direct Link]
- Pages for iOS - [Direct Link]
- Keynote for iOS - [Direct Link]
- Numbers for iOS - [Direct Link]
- GarageBand for iOS - [Direct Link]
- iMovie for iOS - [Direct Link]
Update: According to a support document, today's app changes will make it easier for business and educational institutions to download Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and iMovie through the Volume Purchase Program store.
Article Link: Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Free for All Users
My MacBook air fits this. Bought in 2011.
interesting: I just switched over to Sierra on my hackintosh, iMovie is free. So is garage band, and the other's. I sure haven't bought a mac since 2011, and I doubt my iPad Air purchase 3 years ago countedv towards the Mac OSx copies. SO maybe just free for everyone
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Yup. They are only available for your own OS which runs (0.0001% Hackintoshs aside) on your machines only, when someone is using them he already is a customer, differentiating is complicating things without any advantage.
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But they weren't making any money.
How many people would buy those Apps?
If a 2013 or newer device has been associated with your Apple ID at some point, they were free anyway.
If you haven't already bought them at this point, your chances of ever purchasing them before purchasing a 2013 or newer device were extremely low. Not worth the hassle of managing access and differentiating between customers for no reason.
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Seems like the final chapter of iWork's sad and pathetic death. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be using iWork'09 nearly a decade later. It had so much potential, but instead of making it more powerful for students and professionals, they turned the OSX version into an iOS-styled and -powered app and let it die of starvation and dehydration.
Thus far have been able to keep my iWork'09 apps working via the original installation file (from the days of CDs!) up to Mavericks, and migration assistant to my newer computers. Guess I will have to continue these work-arounds and give up any hope of a legitimate update
Thus far have been able to keep my iWork'09 apps working via the original installation file (from the days of CDs!) up to Mavericks, and migration assistant to my newer computers. Guess I will have to continue these work-arounds and give up any hope of a legitimate update
Yep, I fully realize that Apple announced that Aperture wouldn't be updated anymore. But that doesn't mean I have to like it.
As long as my iMac and 2015 MacBook Pro keep running, I don't care what Apple does. I have ZERO need for a new Mac. It's Apple's loss ($$$) not mine. I will stick with Yosemite and my current Macs for the next 20 years if I have to. Apple crapped on Pro users and I'm not about to forgive them.
And Lightroom SUCKS compared to Aperture.
Mark
nah.. i'd pay a hundred bucks for it.. more even i suppose.
i mean, i payed for it in the past.. it's definitely worth it.. even more so now than before.
it just comes down to individual needs and use cases.. for me, it's worth spending cash on.. for you, not at all.
Same here, but the article says "Apple today updated several of its Mac and iOS apps"
maybe a person whose main job or main use of computers isn't creating spreadsheets or pdfs or powerpoints etc...
someone who needs to use these types of applications once a week.. or twice a month.. instead of multiple hours per day.
that's me btw..
it's much better to go into a rarely used software that's unified with the OS because you spend a lot less time figuring out how to do simple things like you would in more foreign software..
that it's apple specific software, i already know a lot about using it simply because i'm used to the OS.. further, integration with iCloud, iPhone, Photos without me needing to do anything is much welcomed.
both a spreadsheet application and a document maker are of critical need.. when i actually need them.
so msOffice would be worse for someone in my position for a number or reasons.. which means i (personally) would place more value on iwork.. to the point where if excel were free and numbers weren't.. i'd probably still buy numbers.
(assuming we're talking in the cheaper ranges ..sub $100 i'd say)
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(just stating one type of example.. i imagine there are others as well)
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Word is not 56mb on anything I own.
I have them all free already, imovie is the only thing I install on anything. Have 5 people in the family and the 7. And change a month is well worth it just for the terabyte storage each. Office apps are gravy on top. Two are in college, they require word and excel. I'm the only one with a mac, but don't care for iwork.
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I honestly just want to see Apple make a real effort to grow its corporate PC business.
My problem is that all of these require MacOS Sierra to install. I'm using OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan.
Everything? I don't think that's correct. I don't have a list but I've been watching the updates ever since the lobotomy (back port) and I don't think even half the removed features were re-implemented.
It was clear they felt that iPhoto needed to be on iOS because it existed on macOS. Luckily iCloud Photo Lib. and editing in Photos.app ended that.