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Apple Releases $200 Pro Apps Bundle for Education Customers

What is the Catch? Can you buy once and share it with family? I have 2 kids at UNI. I would like to check it myself too.
 
This package says it's ships like a physical package. I suspect they're just download codes or something.

I wonder if a Canadian buys it, has it shipped to a US post box, if they could actually install it on a machine with a Canadian iTunes account? I would imagine it would error out at that point.
 
fedecape said:
I just purchased it and it never asked for any student information. The field to input my university or school was there, and while I did complete, I don't think it was a mandatory field.
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So nothing physical actually ships, right? You merely get unlock codes via email, correct?
 
brendu said:
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.
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According to IBM usage data they save money on macs. There is more than initial cost in deploying hundreds and thousands of computers.
 
I actually loaded $300 worth of gift cards I got on sale in preparation to get FCPX but decided to wait until I'm back from my international trip. I guess that's all going toward other apps and media now haha.
 
As soon as they release this in the UK I'm ordering the new MBP.... it's the deal sweetener I've been waiting for.
 
brendu said:
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.
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At the school I work students use both depending on the program. All I can say is that the mac's which are macbook pro's are far more expensive than the pc laptops but if you look at them after three years the mac's are in far better condition. The pc's, even though they are made of aluminum these days, have parts missing, but hinges etc. Our school are leasing the computers so after three years the students have the option but buy the laptop they have been using for a ridiculously low cost. Let's just say that a vast majority of the mac students keep the laptop while the pc' are more or less useless.
 
Wah ! Remember us, the people who actually pay out of our own pockets for Apple's 40% mark-up. A little thank you deal like this would go a long way to restoring some respect and loyalty for the brand.
 
brendu said:
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.
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The chromebooks purchased for our school district run about $287 each. Then they get the all the little things added, three year warranty, white glove, console, ect. Each chromebook ends up costing the school district closer to $400 each to get to the hands of a student.

Apple leases / finances MacBook Airs for three years with the three warranty included, phone support for about $450 each over the same three years. At the end of the three years you have the option of purchasing or swapping out for new one and continue lease.

The total cost is much closer than you would think and would you rather drive a Cadillac for three years or a scooter for the same price.

A chromebook is nothing more than a large screen browser. Sure, some pretty fancy things can be accomplished with our current 'online' workflow, even coding through something like JSBin can be accomplished with a chromebook. But it is much easier with a 'real' computer.

If money is the only concern I would rather school districts / companies purchase 1:1 Dell Inspiron 11 3000 series ( about $179 ) each or Acer Aspire One ( about $159 ) and put Ubuntu on them and manage them via Landscape and drop physical textbook purchases all together.

There would be a huge blowback by teachers and company employees if they were suddenly switched to a new operating system, but the cost savings would be enormous. Slowly migrating the staff over first with plentiful education and explanations of the goals / purposes ( cost, security, cost ) would ease tensions and get buy in.

... pipedream...
 
My cc was actually charged for the bundle, not just authorized. So hopefully this means software can get activated today.
 
JDW said:
So nothing physical actually ships, right? You merely get unlock codes via email, correct?
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It's weird, because the order is handled like a normal physical order.. I had to write a shipping address and the preselected shipping service.. It's showing as "Shipped" now but I have not received the codes. But AFAIK they're digital codes.
 
Interesting development: the individual softwares each have their own pro-rated price in my order details. Earlier today, it just showed the $199 bundle price, with individual titles at $0.00.

With this breakdown, I hope it's one step closer to being available to us.
 

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I want to order this for my daughter who is majoring in education. I chatted with a tech who said that, basically, you order on the honor system. If Apple does an audit, I would have to provide her .edu email and proof that she is in school. Her Apple ID is not her .edu email address, and I could not gift the transaction to her. I'll have to see how this shakes out, but the bundle is a great deal for her. I personally use the Adobe Production Premium 6.5 suite so I may have to sneak a look at the apps. :)
 
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Oldmanmac said:
If I remember correctly, the ed versions/bundles were crippled someways.
Still a great value tho'
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Nope. Just unavailable for major upgrades because the purchase price is less than the upgrade price.

Yay, Apple!

Cheers,
Cameron
 
MellowFuzz said:
Apple: "Please take our abandon-ware to run on our overpriced abandoned computers"
Potential customers: "Err.... no?"
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What's Abandoned?

They just updated Logic Pro X about a week or so ago.

Haters... (shakes head)
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robjulo said:
Middle school and high school kids are not growing up on macs. They are too expensive for public and parochial schools.
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Really?

I don't know where you live; but here in Indianapolis, several of the School Districts around here have handed-out MBAs MBs and even MBPs to students.
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pat500000 said:
Only if they brought some updated macs.
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They did; you just refuse to see it.
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mdriftmeyer said:
I'll go audit a class, and take this every day of the week over a Raw Image Editing app.
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Or they can learn Darktable for free.
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Oh, is it really USABLE now?
 
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