Is anyone else disappointed that iWork isn't free for the 2013 MacBook Air? I know they are giving people more of an incentive for upgrading their macs. but i feel like the 2013 MacBook Air buyers should be able to get the iWork for free also...
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do PCs come free with office?
office for the mac is $140, iWork is $80.
i am just glad they're finally working on it because it simply isn't a full replacement for MS Office, at least not in my line of work - especially numbers. Pages and Keynote are passable and even have some advantages over Word and Powerpoint - but they are still missing many key features.
Not sure why we "should be able to get iWork for free"
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to be clear keep in mind that the above opinion is rendered based on the as of yet not-updated versions of Pages, Numbers and keynote. I haven't used the new versions yet...like i said - i am glad they are working on it and excited to play with it soon!
office for the mac is $140, iWork is $80.
i am just glad they're finally working on it because it simply isn't a full replacement for MS Office, at least not in my line of work - especially numbers. Pages and Keynote are passable and even have some advantages over Word and Powerpoint - but they are still missing many key features.
Not sure why we "should be able to get iWork for free"
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to be clear keep in mind that the above opinion is rendered based on the as of yet not-updated versions of Pages, Numbers and keynote. I haven't used the new versions yet...like i said - i am glad they are working on it and excited to play with it soon!
I just think it should be free for the 2013 MacBook Air. because they are giving it to people that buy their macs after Oct 1st, i think that since the 2013 MacBook Airs are relativily new that they should have given iWork for free to people who upgraded to the new 2013 MacBook Airs even if we bought it before Oct 1st. Apple wants us to upgrade to the newest, and i did, i just dont think they should pentalize the 2013 MacBook Air user for getting it before Oct 1st.
PCs used to come "bundled" I don't remember when they stopped the practice.
Apple's fault, from yesterday event they made it sound like FREE, all Apps are now FREE!
Sometimes people want something simpler and don't need the full-blown Office.
Office: Keep in touch with your buddy who has a corporate account. I think there is an ongoing $10 (yes ten bucks) Office 2011 license deal.
why?
There's no such thing as a free lunch. how exactly are you being "pentalized?"
DisplacedMic, iWork is only $60, not $80, but I get your point.
You're not being penalized for anything. You got exactly what Apple said you'd get, plus a free upgrade to Mavericks.
There has to be a cutoff date. People that bought the (now) old models 15 days before the refresh are probably going to be pissed that they missed it by 1 day. And for every rule there are exceptions. But you should buy something for what it currently is, and not what it's promised (or not promised) to be.
//Bought 2013 Air in July.
It's not Apple's fault. It's pretty clear in the fine print. Always read the fine print.
You're not being penalized for anything. You got exactly what Apple said you'd get, plus a free upgrade to Mavericks.
There has to be a cutoff date. People that bought the (now) old models 15 days before the refresh are probably going to be pissed that they missed it by 1 day. And for every rule there are exceptions. But you should buy something for what it currently is, and not what it's promised (or not promised) to be.
//Bought 2013 Air in July.
It's not Apple's fault. It's pretty clear in the fine print. Always read the fine print.
Come on. at no point did any reasonable person watch that or any other Apple advertisement and think "All Apps are now FREE!"
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you're absolutely right, that was a mistake; the fact that it's $60 strengthens my point and every point you made subsequently.
i'm not sure that's true. granted it has been 4-5 years since i've purchased a laptop but a quick trip to lenovo and dell yielded no free Office on the lenovo and a 1 month trial of Office 365 whatever the hell that is on the dell.
in fact the first link returned on a google search for pcs that come with office is titled "Article: New Computers Usually WILL NOT Come with Microsoft Office"
I think you've probably seen some starter versions of office 2010...definitely not full versions of office and if they're good enough for your purposes then the iWork suite is almost certainly as good if not superior.
for people doing science, for example, neither option is sufficient in my opinion.
I have brought three computers in last few months.. Yes they do come with Word and Excel only... Which is what I said..
I brought office pro 2013 which includes onenote, powerpoint, access and few I use for work.
I didnt mean penalized earlier. i guess i was meaning i didnt think they should exclude 2013 MacBook Air users just because we upgraded to the newest model before Oct. 1st.
i hear you, but i'm not sure I agree.
You got in early - there are pros and cons of being an "early-adopter"
Missing out on lower prices and deals like this are often the cost associated with getting the item first!
Yes I agree, I see what you are saying. I think i was just dissappointed because you could buy any mac after Oct. 1st and get i work for free. I would understand if it was just the newer models they were doing it for.
Sometimes the sense of entitlement exhibited on this forum is unreal, though. I'm certainly not saying that you feel entitled to free stuff. Being disappointed isn't the same thing as entitlement.
I completely understand your position. I got my Air in July, so I was disappointed too when it was limited to after Oct. 1. A fantastic machine, to be sure, but free iWork would have been icing on a cake full of awesome.
Honestly, though, I won't be surprised if Apple makes iWork completely free to everyone in 2014. After all, they gave Mavericks away regardless of whether (or how much) you have paid since SL.
They are giving it away. The trial versions of iWork 09 are being automatically upgraded by Mavericks.
They've acknowledged they are aware of this, but it's not because they're being extra charitable. It wasn't updating for some people who bought iWork, so they made it extra available... So people who are getting the software from "unethical means" will also be upgraded to the latest full version.
