northernmunky
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I'm in Taiwan and its only NT$ 4,390 (£66) here and they don't add tax at the end.
Its £85 in UK.
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Apple Officially Announces Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
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I'm in Taiwan and its only NT$ 4,390 (£66) here and they don't add tax at the end.
Its £85 in UK.
Warbrain
macrumors 603
So in the apple store online the 17" MBP has a 7-10 day shipping delay. Do you think if i ordered it like today or tomorrow it would come with Leopard pre-installed?
Woot! The Canadian Store is selling it for $129 CAN, same as the US store... and the EDU discount is $115... $1 cheaper than the US edu discount. Awesome 😛
I assume they hiked the edu prices because so many people just said they were a student and robbed Apple of some cash
I assume they hiked the edu prices because so many people just said they were a student and robbed Apple of some cash
Family pack is the way to go!
Just bought the family pack!
Even with the Edu discount, I have two macs to pay for; it would of been around $250.00 for two licenses, BUT when you buy the family pack I saved $35.00. (around $215.00).
Oh well.
CAN"T WAIT 🙂
Just bought the family pack!
Even with the Edu discount, I have two macs to pay for; it would of been around $250.00 for two licenses, BUT when you buy the family pack I saved $35.00. (around $215.00).
Oh well.
CAN"T WAIT 🙂
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I love it. For God's sake, how is it "criminal" to not offer a discount that the company is not obliged to offer in the first place? Any student who can afford to spend $1000+ on a Mac is hardly doing it tough - and Tiger works just fine anyway... 🙄
What is the grace period for buying a new mac and getting a free upgrade? I bought my MacBook Pro 1 month ago. Any chance?
Check the Leopard up-to-date details page. (Looks like Grease already did 🙂
From that page: "Customers who purchase a qualifying new Macintosh computer on or after October 1, 2007 that does have not Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard included can upgrade to Leopard."
Edit: Oops, didn't see those last few posts. On Apple's up-to-date page, "Qualifying mac" links to a list of product numbers.
Hahaha guess you're right, the 25% danish VAT would make the price go up to 162 dollars.. So I guess VAT is half the explanation for the 190 dollar danish price point, and the other half is your low dollar..
Sorry, I didn't know that you don't have any equivalent to VAT, guess i shouldn't neither, considering I don't about usa in general - except of course for all the nasty trends that hits us 5-10 years later (Fox for instance). Leopard, however, is not one of them ;-)
Warbrain
macrumors 603
Or you just blew your money away because Apple has NEVER worried about multiple installations of the OS from one disc.
CashGap
macrumors 6502
So I guess the summary student response is:
1. Because you gave me a big discount on Tiger, you OWE ME a big discount on Leopard. Hmmm.
2. At $70 I'll buy it, at $116 I'll steal it. Hmmm.
3. Microsoft has to practically give their software away to get students to use it, so Apple should too. Hmmm.
4. Math majors think $129 - $116 = $3. Hmmm.
5. English majors think Apple is taking adatage of them. Hmmm.
6. Pre-law majors think they have recourse if Apple sticks to the terms in the Boot Camp beta license. Hmmm.
1. Because you gave me a big discount on Tiger, you OWE ME a big discount on Leopard. Hmmm.
2. At $70 I'll buy it, at $116 I'll steal it. Hmmm.
3. Microsoft has to practically give their software away to get students to use it, so Apple should too. Hmmm.
4. Math majors think $129 - $116 = $3. Hmmm.
5. English majors think Apple is taking adatage of them. Hmmm.
6. Pre-law majors think they have recourse if Apple sticks to the terms in the Boot Camp beta license. Hmmm.
Rodimus Prime
macrumors G4
very true. 40 buck is a week worth of groceries for me. I might and I mean MIGHT of been able to afford it at the $70-80 range and yes that would of been pushing it but increase that 40-50 bucks and it is beyond what I can afford to spend on it. So it will be some time before I get my hands on Leopard.
The standard these days seems to be to launch a frivolous class action lawsuit. Good luck!
The USA does have sales tax but, for some bizarre reason, it's added at the point of sale. I think it varies from state to state, too.
Vidd
macrumors 65816
Apple have run a similar program before, AFAIK, where if you ordered a computer after they announced the update, that you could upgrade at a lower cost.
I have a quick question, does anyone know if/when Apple Student Developers will get Leopard? I was just wondering if anyone had experience with this from past OS releases, and if I won't get it I should pre-order it soon. Thanks!
Pre-ordered it with EPP discount.
My Safari was definitely faster after I finished the checkout process.
My Safari was definitely faster after I finished the checkout process.
Give me a break. If $40 is a "make or break" extra cost then you shouldnt be spending $70-80 in the first place.
Its just annoying that everything Apple does anymore with pricing sets off a massive amount of whining.
see above.
tivoli2
macrumors regular
That'll show 'em, mate. Brilliant.🙄 I for one am offended that
did not personally notify me of the release with a free advance copy as I've been a loyal user since 1987. Simply rude and I probably will never smile at any Apple Store employee again.Hahaha... thank you so much for this post. It really made me laugh this morning at my desk. If you think this is a criminal act that Apple has committed, you really should turn on CNN or read the newspaper.