Couldn't care less, as i pirate my software anyway.
I own all of them and haven't paid a cent.
Oh joy, a person who brags about being a thief.
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iOS 7 Beta Suggests iWork, iLife iOS Apps May Soon Be Free
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Oh joy, a person who brags about being a thief.
I hate that attitude. If you purchased within 30 days, sure. But since the beginning of time? I think that's unreasonable. Of course, you are welcome to hope, because hey, money back is awesome.
You may want to work on your definition of "own".
Couldn't care less, as i pirate my software anyway.
I own all of them and haven't paid a cent.
Based on discoveries in OS X Mavericks and iOS 7, seems evident Apple may be launching full file sharing outside of iLife/iWork. Apple dropped a lot of features in the MobileMe to iCloud transition such as "Keychain Syncing", which has made its way back. Since "iDisk" (albeit terrible speeds and implementation), seemed only a matter of time before Apple launched a replacement.
I wouldn't mind ditching "1Password" and "Dropbox" should Apple fully integrate these services in iOS 7.
I wouldn't mind ditching "1Password" and "Dropbox" should Apple fully integrate these services in iOS 7.
I just hope I get to use the iWork apps I just bought yesterday night in college before they go free.
Since I'm new to Mac, I thought getting used to them would be good. Bought both iWork and iLife on iOS though, its been like 2 years though so I don't really mind.
Else I'll be slightly sad.
I own all six, so a little gutting, but it's a good move
Lets hope we get a store credit that we can use on future purchases.
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I've been waiting for Apple to implement these features natively rather than entrusting my p/w and cc data to a third party.
I don't disagree with you at all, but the way I see it is that we have arrived at office suite maturity.
That's not to say I don't believe there will not be any new features developed for these office suites in the future (across all vendors), but the majority of what we will ever do with these products has been done. For most people iWork already does everything they will ever need in an office suite, with the next upgrade there will be a larger group of people this particular suite addresses in basic office suite requirements, adding more functionality over time is either to keep up with advances in technology or to address new users' needs they aren't addressing today, which I think they can leave to other vendors like Microsoft or Mellel or any of the other vendors who build products that have very specific features required by very small numbers of the population, beyond what the 80-90+% of us require in everyday average use.
As long as it does what the vast majority needs, give it away for free and that's one whole area of user scenarios every single one of your devices will provide inherently to its users forever. That's not a bad way to build some value into your hardware, is it? They can make small updates over time to these apps with minimal effort on their part, but a huge number of people would be satisfied for life (like the number of people who are happy with included apps like Mail, Preview, Safari, etc.). If this happens I think it's quite an interesting event and quite an interesting milestone in this industry where just 20 years ago there were how many vendors selling how many different word processing, business presentation and spreadsheet programmes? My how times have changed!
I get tired of hearing that argument. Apples recent history shows that they try to support as far back as is reasonable (ie delivers good user experience), why do people keep claiming otherwise?
You aren't kidding
c'mon Apple I don't "need" i work for my phone but a refresh of 4 year old iWork for my Mac would be great. Make it "insanely great" so I can get rid of office
good thing i didn't bought them yet. it'd be really nice to see all those useful apps go for free.
Ditto. I was really disappointed when Apple removed Keychain and Dock syncing, iDisk file sharing and syncing between systems, web hosting, system preference syncing and MobileMe gallery. Since .Mac, I never minded ponying up $99/year as it offered great services. Web hosting was great, saved $$$ from hosting on GoDaddy and others by masking domain names.
With 25GB's of storage, only 2-3 used for devices backups, seems a waste of space.
I was hoping Apple would decide to include iWorks and iLife for free with iPads/iPhones. I suspected they might include iLife, but I really hoped they would include iWorks as well. To me this made sense on two levels. First, this increases the utility of IOS, especially the iPad. This makes the device more valuable and will increase the amount of foks willing to buy the product. This also helps with competitors by allowing Apple to provide more standard features, by far, then any competitor.
It's also a sneaky way to require people to get devices with more memory. I actually own Numbers and Pages for IOS and I don't have enough room on my iPhone 4 8 gig device to install them. I'll already be tempted to upgrade to an iPhone 5S even though I really want to hold out for an iPhone 6 with a larger screen. This will make my decision even more tempting since it would be cool to have the whole suite on my iPhone. Only problem is, having a bigger screen would truly enhance the value of these apps since it would make them easier to use. 3.5 to 4 inches is just too small.
It's also a sneaky way to require people to get devices with more memory. I actually own Numbers and Pages for IOS and I don't have enough room on my iPhone 4 8 gig device to install them. I'll already be tempted to upgrade to an iPhone 5S even though I really want to hold out for an iPhone 6 with a larger screen. This will make my decision even more tempting since it would be cool to have the whole suite on my iPhone. Only problem is, having a bigger screen would truly enhance the value of these apps since it would make them easier to use. 3.5 to 4 inches is just too small.
Because they don't. The iPhone's computer capacity increases rapidly, but I don't see why the resources that iOS requires should increase as rapidly. If iOS 7 was too tough for the 3GS to handle, it would be a huge battery drainer on iPhones that can run it.
Oh, also, let's not forget that Siri runs flawlessly on an iPhone 4 once it is hacked in. And how come my iPhone 4 can use Google Maps navigation just fine but not Apple Maps navigation?
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Couldn't care less, as i pirate my software anyway.
I own all of them and haven't paid a cent.
Did you also steal that iPhone?
P.S. When I torrent something that I already own (which is legal), I make sure not to seed to ******s like you
"Meine Freunde suchen" and "Mein iPhone suchen". Much more amusing than the English names for the apps
B.S. No one doesn't buy an iPad because iWork isn't bundled. A $5 app is no barrier when the entry price is $400+. Heck people pay 10X more for a case and then go buy a $99 AppleCare plan on top of that. If they want an iWork app the $5 price tag isn't going to give them pause about their entire purchase.
The ability to create on the iPad exists. It exists whether one owns an app to create or not... if a tree falls and no one's around to hear it, and all that.
Now it may be that more people would use it to create if it was bundled, but we already see where the iPad is putting a crimp in laptop sales, Mac and PC, so I think people have already caught on to the idea you can create with a tablet.
thank god i was wise enough to wait, this further strengthens the fact that iOS7 is the best OS out there.
USA. Actually, I'm not completely sure about that, but I actually read the license agreement on some regular software (I think it was iWork), and it said that you're allowed to keep one copy on the computer for backup purposes. Either way, I don't see what's wrong with re-obtaining software that you've already paid for.
