Apple Releases $200 Pro Apps Bundle for Education Customers

[kwandrews]

I follow the link, get the education site but can't find the offer....anyone have a direct link to it? The one in the article seems to be not working and a search on the Apple site comes up empty.

 

[rcooked]

As a school district CFO - I'll say your correct. It's unfortunate, but correct.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I follow the link, get the education site but can't find the offer....anyone have a direct link to it? The one in the article seems to be not working and a search on the Apple site comes up empty.

Make sure you are logged into the education store. Click on Mac > buy > accessories > software. You should see the bundle listed there.

 

[adh328]

I already use all these apps in my classes. The irony of course is that Apple announced this bundle after the semester has already begun. It's unlikely that educators would suddenly get these mid-semester. If Apple had made this offer over the summer, a lot more educators might have jumped on board immediately.

Not their fault. Just poor timing for you in particular.
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Apple: "Please take our abandon-ware to run on our overpriced abandoned computers"
Potential customers: "Err.... no?"

Abandoned computers?

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

The price is nice.

 

[anthorumor]

Wow, this makes me want to pick up a second-hand Mac just to try these apps.

 

[jayducharme]

Not their fault. Just poor timing for you in particular.

True. However, this happens EVERY year! Our semester starts at the beginning of September. I have to prep the labs in the summer, and I hold off as long as I can in case there are any major updates. But every time, major updates get released just after the semester has already begun. And I generally won't do updates during the semester in case something goes wrong or there's a bad update; then the rest of the semester could get screwed up. So if Apple simply released their updates a few weeks sooner, all would be well. I know that's wishful thinking, but for schools it would make things a bit easier.

 

[ryansebiz]

Thanks. I made the purchase. I saw nothing in the education agreement, that use was limited to x years, or that said software was different than what is already offered on the store.

Did they email you Mac App Store codes for each individual app?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Did they email you Mac App Store codes for each individual app?

I haven't received any codes yet. It will probably be Monday or Tuesday before I get the code email. The Apple site states 1 - 5 business days.

 

[ryansebiz]

That's a pretty sweet deal. I've been stalling on getting Logic for a while now… maybe soon!

If you'd like to go in on this together I don't need Logic but would like FCP. Please PM me.

 

[haysoos123]

Very good news! I don't know how anyone can be negative about this. We can't take advantage of it, but it's really a great investment in future talent. Our production house has now mostly moved to FCPX for our post. We do have the other NLEs in-house in case we need it, but we prefer FCPX. We'd love to be able to hire more people that are versed in FCPX.

Those of you worrying about "abandonment" don't really understand the current state of tech in this corner of the business. We're not a VFX house that needs big-iron rendering; Apple left that market long ago. All our seats are capable of running the big three NLEs: Avid, Premiere and FCPX (and Logic and Pro Tools even though we're not a sound house). If Apple were to discontinue it all tomorrow, we could easily migrate to the other software while keeping the software around to be able to open old projects if needed. Long-gone are the days of super expensive turn-key systems that could only run one thing.

 

[jkkool]

I'm not a student, can I buy this?

 

[clunkmess]

I'm not a student, can I buy this?

Yes.

 

[robjulo]

Middle school and high school kids are not growing up on macs. They are too expensive for public and parochial schools.

I work at a US university. If you're referring specifically to institutional purchases for computing labs, there's some truth in what you say. But as far as people on campus go - if you walk into any space where a bunch of people are working on their laptops*, you'll see a TON of Macs. Most of the rest are Windows laptops, although not many are actual Microsoft-branded devices (e.g. Surface). I see quite a few of the Yogas, which I must say are pretty nice hardware.

*I'm mainly around engineering and computing areas. It's possible other disciplines might not be as dominated by Macs... I just don't know.

 

[JoshZytkiewicz]

I mean, it's a nice deal. But what are the chances a student needs every one of those packages?

If you're on the video side you're saving $100 just on FCP X, it's normally $300. Most people probably get Motion and Compressor, combined that's another $100. So you're saving $200.

On the audio side, the bundle is the the same price as Logic Pro X, $200. MainStage is $30. So you're only saving $30 if you don't need any of the video stuff.

 

[manhattanboy]

Good Apple... now Adobe please follow suit and give us non-subscription educational products again!

It's impossible. Google (or Microsoft) will dominate the public education market over the next decade. Apple hardware is simply too expensive for schools. When budgets are as tight as they are for most school districts, the fact that you can get 5 chromebooks for the cost of one MacBook Air means it would be terribly foolish for schools to buy macs.

Or a classroom full of Chromebooks for the cost of a MacBook Pro!

 

[pat500000]

If I remember correctly, the ed versions/bundles were crippled someways.
Still a great value tho'

That's what I was thinking.
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Thanks. I made the purchase. I saw nothing in the education agreement, that use was limited to x years, or that said software was different than what is already offered on the store.

It's regular apps?

 

[brendu]

I work at a US university. If you're referring specifically to institutional purchases for computing labs, there's some truth in what you say. But as far as people on campus go - if you walk into any space where a bunch of people are working on their laptops*, you'll see a TON of Macs. Most of the rest are Windows laptops, although not many are actual Microsoft-branded devices (e.g. Surface). I see quite a few of the Yogas, which I must say are pretty nice hardware.

*I'm mainly around engineering and computing areas. It's possible other disciplines might not be as dominated by Macs... I just don't know.

Yeah I was specifically referring to k-12 public schools.

 

[blackcrayon]

Good initial step but it's going to take a helluva lot more than this to staunch the profuse bleeding of their education market share to Google.

Doesn't seem like this is in the same "segment" of education to me. Are there Chrome equivalents of Final Cut and Logic And would you want to run any of these pro media apps on that hardware (i.e. Chromebooks) , much less the software?

 

[julesme]

This is a phenomenal value and in my opinion makes it really easy to recommend FCP for students learning to edit video for television, film, news, advertising, etc. The standard $299 price is already a bargain compared to Avid and Premiere.

After several recent missteps that have alienated the creative community, this is a step in the right direction by Apple.

 

[simonmet]

That's some remarkable savings, even for educational prices!

I guess this is an attempt to push these tools a little more into the curriculum of art schools.

I see this as a strong signal to the commitment of these applications, a good message amidst the drop of Aperture that to this day remains unrivaled for my needs.

Glassed Silver:mac

The loss of Aperture reeks of a behind the scenes deal with Adobe. I can't explain it any other way.

Apple abandoning Safari on Windows (and vice versa with IE) also reeks of a similar deal.

I'm not into video but this could be very handy if you're a struggling student that is now struggling even more from Apple's Mac prices!

 

[Apple_Robert]

That's what I was thinking.
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It's regular apps?

Yes

 

[ocnitsa]

I work at a US university. If you're referring specifically to institutional purchases for computing labs, there's some truth in what you say. But as far as people on campus go - if you walk into any space where a bunch of people are working on their laptops*, you'll see a TON of Macs. Most of the rest are Windows laptops, although not many are actual Microsoft-branded devices (e.g. Surface). I see quite a few of the Yogas, which I must say are pretty nice hardware.

*I'm mainly around engineering and computing areas. It's possible other disciplines might not be as dominated by Macs... I just don't know.

I teach a lot of freshmen in diff disciplines and it's the same. Maybe 60/40 Macs/pcs (which speaks well of Macs).

 

[pat500000]

This is a phenomenal value and in my opinion makes it really easy to recommend FCP for students learning to edit video for television, film, news, advertising, etc. The standard $299 price is already a bargain compared to Avid and Premiere.

After several recent missteps that have alienated the creative community, this is a step in the right direction by Apple.

Only if they brought some updated macs.

 

[cpfoto2005]

I already use all these apps in my classes. The irony of course is that Apple announced this bundle after the semester has already begun. It's unlikely that educators would suddenly get these mid-semester. If Apple had made this offer over the summer, a lot more educators might have jumped on board immediately.

As a faculty member, I am already starting to put together my fall 2017 classes, so this is great timing.