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GarageBand for iOS 7 to Become Free with In-App Purchases as Apple Reveals Full Set of New iLife and iWork Icons
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Same here! I hope they don't make me pay again!
I purchased a few of them on the iOS and OSX. I shouldn't have to pay for in app ****.
I think this in appp stuff has ruined the ios experience. Just like popups have ruined the Android tablet. My daughter has a lot of stupid ads popping up in every app on her galaxy tablet.
I wonder if they'll provide any kickback to us that just purchased GarageBand. Oh well, it's a story of my life.
Speaking of which, I think the iOS 7 icons are overally much easier to distuingish than the old ones. The old icons tended to have some bluish background (at least a lot of them, like Mail, Safari, Photos, Stocks, Videos, App Store, etc.), and too much tiny detail. They were like mini-photographs. An icon should serve another kind of purpose and I think this new style represents that quite well.
I don't get how you can think they are _not_ a huge improvement. They actually function as proper, attractive little icons instead of overly detailed, busy pictures shrunk to an absurdly tiny size.
I wasn't saying you were complaining, I was just telling you why he said they are not free and commenting on the general complaints about it going free in this thread.
GarageBand NEEDA skeuomorphism. You really don't want a piano/guitar/drums to become text.
It will most likely be the same scheme as the others.
In a way I rather hope it is true. And that the other apps get plug-in type features both free and IAP as needed. Then we might get the ability for more themes, templates, fonts, features like MathType. Really make these apps pop. Some of the built in stuff might even move to downloads rather than built in.
And if it's the first step to doing such things on a global scale even better.
Oh, I must have misunderstood it. He bought it last week, but it was with an iPhone 5, so it wouldn't be free even though it was after Sept. 1?
Why is everyone bitching? This is just the same model almost as it is on the Mac. It comes free with the hardware, but you pay for upgrades. In this case, in app purchases for extra features.... but Garage band always had those in the way of loop packs.
Depends on what the pricing is, we don't know what that is yet. If the new cost of what you get now is higher than the current $4.99, that's bad. But it's also possible that the expansions total less than that. This also gives them the option to offer much more content than they'd be able to for a total of $4.99. Charging for things like extra lives or powers in a game is annoying, but if they're charging for actual additional content like instruments or plugins that's no different than having to buy AU plugins for the OSX version of GB or Logic. Charging for GB content is nothing new on the OSX side, they have been offering jam packs and lessons as additional purchases for years.
And let's not forget this story is about six apps, five of which look to be free and one with extra purchases.
But what about when they were charing $10 for iOS 5?
the new iWork package can be considered part of iOS now.
I am sure they want to get users familiar with these apps before Office comes out?
But what about when they were charing $10 for iOS 5?
the new iWork package can be considered part of iOS now.
I am sure they want to get users familiar with these apps before Office comes out?
They have never charged for iOS updates on phones, only on iPod Touches.
Seems unlikely. The logical thing would be to give current owners the new version with current content unlocked.
Yes, completely agree. I'll be well pissed off if I lose any functionality. Could give a toss if people now get the app free - just don't want to lose anything I've had access to by paying for the app.
UPDATE: I hate in-app purchases. I turn them all off on the devices in my house. If I buy an app, I want all of it to work from the get-go. I don't want to have to pay for different types of pens or instruments etc. And I especially hate advertising in apps! Just all my own opinions of course...
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They're bitching because the package is getting smaller and they're going to have to pay again.
Man, let me know when you guys upgrade to Pro Tools and tell me how THAT goes.If you don't like it, keep the spare IPA backed up. It'll probably still work in iOS 10. I'm still using iOS 2/3 software myself with no problem, other than it dosn't fit my screen all the way, but it still mostly works.
Or look for a better DAW, which will suit your needs better. Like I said, I use Cubasis, it's $49.99, but it's great. They just added some really cool plugins to it actually. Best of all, it has tutorials and a manual to follow along with that you can have a look at and master in one weekend and keep for referencing later. If you have Cubase, you can even import your stuff from the app. Comes with a load of loops/instruments, you can import your own, and it has Audiobus support!
The best purchase I've made on my iPad by far, and the updates just make it even better.
No, they're bitching because they are assuming those two things. At this point we don't know that either of them is true.
you are not paying for the app and then paying for additional features.
The app is free, if you want some of the additional features within the app, you will have to pay.
You may hate it, but developers have to get paid somehow, and unfortunately the same people who spend $5 on coffee or cigarettes every day won't pay a few dollars for an app they can use for years to come.
MS just changed their colors in Office 2013, some of them. I doubt they care what color Apple uses.
the style has changed. get over it.
did you get so bent out of shape when Adobe changed all of their photoshop or illustrator icons every year? nope. ask yourself why... theyre icons. they will always be changed and re-designed. always.