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Apple Officially Announces Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
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Certain individuals abuse the EDU discount. Those who take one continuing ed class, who are not really students, etc. use the discount when they really should not. (Heck, we had persons yesterday post "you don't even need an ID") I am not surprised Apple reduced the EDU discount on Leopard.
That being said, I am looking forward to the update next week!
That being said, I am looking forward to the update next week!
The same thing happened with the iPhone update, and people did it anyways and complained when their phone broke. People don't like to read dialog boxes on their screen anymore I guess...
If? From what I understand, then yes - it will come in a monthly mailing.
When? No clue. I don't have experience with this either. I ordered my primary copy retail, and will use the developer copy on my wife's machine when it comes.
Dont you just love Students!
they order a top of the line MacBook Pro or Mac Pro for a couple of thousand then complain a that a major OS upgrade costs 40 more than last time. Tell you what... sell your Mac and downgrade to a cheaper version that has leopard preinstalled, then you can go and get your groceries as well.
they order a top of the line MacBook Pro or Mac Pro for a couple of thousand then complain a that a major OS upgrade costs 40 more than last time. Tell you what... sell your Mac and downgrade to a cheaper version that has leopard preinstalled, then you can go and get your groceries as well.
Allright, so how does Apple make sure that all customers that buys leopard in the US, only pays 129$? Are their revenue lower in some states due to state-independent sales taxes?
That would be somehow equivalent to other products here in Denmark, cars for instance, where we pay about +200% in taxes - that has previously caused the companies to lower their prices on some cars so the difference wouldn't be to big...
Be careful with that argument, i once said something very similar and was heavily chastised as some people appaaaareeeennnntlllyy just love working in retail....
hi, noob here. this may be a bit off, but just wondering, would there be an update to the macbook pro along with leopard's release? i'm really looking forward to get my first-ever mac in 10 days, been thinking bout making the switch for quite a while. just waited for leopard.. or if not by leopard's release, by early november?
I'm sorry, but I don't really buy this. If you can afford the $70 to buy Tiger, you can afford the additional $40 to buy Leopard. I went through undergrad working full time while a full time student to afford the things that I needed/wanted. It worked for me.
And, while I don't know anyone else on the forums, there are more than a few college students that don't blink at $40 bar tabs, yet would complain at something like this...
You student types are so unbelievably tight! Stop moaning! I realise you would rather spend your grants and loans on alcohol & tickets to see "My chemical Romance" or whoever is hip this week. But damn.. You are studying to make a good living. You are going to use OS X much like the rest of us, so you should pay for it much like the rest of us. Be grateful you get any discount at all!
NOTE, Not to be taken too seriously
NOTE, Not to be taken too seriously
Yeeeeeeeesssssssssssss it is finally out
So let me get this straight I want to go and buy it from the store (UK regent street) but if I am a student I wont get any discount. I really want to buy it from the store and join in the party
So let me get this straight I want to go and buy it from the store (UK regent street) but if I am a student I wont get any discount. I really want to buy it from the store and join in the party
Right now I have two macs so am contemplating the Family pack...
Are there any disadvantages? How does it keep track of how many macs you have it installed on? I always like the fact that OS X didn't have any license cr@p!
So does the family pack get the thumbs up or - ahem, should my macs learn to share?
Oh and 'shipping by 26th of October' presumably that doesn't mean arriving on the 26th?
Are there any disadvantages? How does it keep track of how many macs you have it installed on? I always like the fact that OS X didn't have any license cr@p!
So does the family pack get the thumbs up or - ahem, should my macs learn to share?
Oh and 'shipping by 26th of October' presumably that doesn't mean arriving on the 26th?
Funny thing about the 1 Oct date as grace period to become Leopard...
I've purchased my Macbook on 28th Sept and it hasn't shipped yet ... Apple lost it somewhere between Shanghai and Netherlands (i'm from germany).
So i don't get Leopard if i don't send the packet back to apple to purchase a new one (which will took another month i predict to ship me a Macbook).
What do you think about new Macbooks?
Only things I'm worring about is core animation and 64-bit memory adressing. I'm only gaming 1% of my computer usage, so it doesn't matter to me if it's 950 or 3100; i've also red in many magazines the difference is nearly small between those cards and both are not comparable to any Ati/Nvidia GPU's.
Besides that - what do you think? If Apple offers me Leopard for free because of its shipment ******** i should send it back anyway to wait for new macbooks? I'm really thinking a lot if it would matter to me if there is SR or Napa in it - Is there even a big speed distance between 2,2 SR and 2,16 Napa ??
I've purchased my Macbook on 28th Sept and it hasn't shipped yet ... Apple lost it somewhere between Shanghai and Netherlands (i'm from germany).
So i don't get Leopard if i don't send the packet back to apple to purchase a new one (which will took another month i predict to ship me a Macbook).
What do you think about new Macbooks?
Only things I'm worring about is core animation and 64-bit memory adressing. I'm only gaming 1% of my computer usage, so it doesn't matter to me if it's 950 or 3100; i've also red in many magazines the difference is nearly small between those cards and both are not comparable to any Ati/Nvidia GPU's.
Besides that - what do you think? If Apple offers me Leopard for free because of its shipment ******** i should send it back anyway to wait for new macbooks? I'm really thinking a lot if it would matter to me if there is SR or Napa in it - Is there even a big speed distance between 2,2 SR and 2,16 Napa ??
Whatever. I bought the EDU version anyways. I was somewhat surprised as Jaguar, Panther and Tiger were all $69. That was aggressive pricing especially for an operating system. Considering it's nowhere near the retail, upgrade price of a Vista, it's still a good buy.
the lack of educational discount sucks, but since i graduated with my bachelor's this spring and i'm planning on buying the family pack anyways, i'm not as upset as some of you guys, but i did enjoy purchasing panther and tiger at my school computer store for $69 on their respective release dates. standing in line for those launches was fun! 
In the US, there is no national sales tax.
States, counties and towns can set sales tax rates, and vary them by product.
A seller, such as Apple, is responsible for knowing and collecting sales tax for any jurisdiction in which they have a point of operation. For Apple, that's probably all fifty states. But for someone like MacMall, located in one state, they don't have to collect in the other 49.
At the end of a reporting period, Apple runs a report by state, county and city showing their sales in those areas and calculated sales tax. They then remit the sales tax collected to those entities.
MacRumors member A might pay $129 + $10 Florida + $1 Miami tax.
MacRumors member B might pay $129 + $8 Georgia + $.50 Atlanta tax
MacRumors member C might pay $129 + $11 New York + $2 New York City tax.
In all cases, Apple's revenue is $129. They merely collect the sales tax on behalf of the state/city/county and remit it to them.
FYI (Dramatically oversimplified).
States, counties and towns can set sales tax rates, and vary them by product.
A seller, such as Apple, is responsible for knowing and collecting sales tax for any jurisdiction in which they have a point of operation. For Apple, that's probably all fifty states. But for someone like MacMall, located in one state, they don't have to collect in the other 49.
At the end of a reporting period, Apple runs a report by state, county and city showing their sales in those areas and calculated sales tax. They then remit the sales tax collected to those entities.
MacRumors member A might pay $129 + $10 Florida + $1 Miami tax.
MacRumors member B might pay $129 + $8 Georgia + $.50 Atlanta tax
MacRumors member C might pay $129 + $11 New York + $2 New York City tax.
In all cases, Apple's revenue is $129. They merely collect the sales tax on behalf of the state/city/county and remit it to them.
FYI (Dramatically oversimplified).
OMG I placed my preorder
... it says "Ships by: Delivery on oct 26th 2007"... For both the free and expensive shipping.
Does that mean that they will ship it on the 26th or it will show up on my door on the 26th?
... it says "Ships by: Delivery on oct 26th 2007"... For both the free and expensive shipping.
Does that mean that they will ship it on the 26th or it will show up on my door on the 26th?
wow some one missed what I wrote. I stated I might of been able to afford it and budget for it at 70-80 but that extra 40 puts it over the top and is a deal breaker for me and does put it well out of the range I can afford.
I am sorry you do not understand what it is to struggle and get by.
Also you do not understand that apple just pretty much took away EDU discount with a 50% increase in price. They should and deserver the whining they get for it. Apple is no longer really doing edu pricing any more. Apple is handing the edu world over to M$ on a silver plater because M$ is still very willing to work with schools and students.
Dont you just love Students!
they order a top of the line MacBook Pro or Mac Pro for a couple of thousand then complain a that a major OS upgrade costs 40 more than last time. Tell you what... sell your Mac and downgrade to a cheaper version that has leopard preinstalled, then you can go and get your groceries as well.
yup! i'm usually surprised that students seem to be able to afford macbook pros when most likely a macbook would be more than sufficient. and now i'm further surprised that some are now saying that $40 makes all the difference.