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Updated Versions of iWork and iLife Begin Appearing on the App Store

AndyR said:
Noticed on the Mac App Store in the recent changes section. 2nd from last item. Yeah it would be a big thing for me too! :D
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Oh, the Mac app store. Damn. I was dreaming that you meant iPad. I don't own a Mac.
 
So I have iPhoto 9.4.3 installed on my iMac (early 2009 version) and when I try to update it, it is telling me that its $15.

Do I not qualify for the free upgrade?
 
Love how Apple supplied a free upgrade to Mavericks! My mid-2009 MacBook is running it just fine right now.
I do also like how iWork is now included with all new Macs.

As for iLife being updated, it looks like the Mac versions simply had user interface updates, and maybe a couple of little sharing features, but that's it. I do like the look of the new iMovie's "timeline" though.
I also qualified for a free GarageBand upgrade, but not iPhoto and iMovie?
 
Bought on disc....can update for free

Sky Blue said:
nope. if you bought them on disc, you have to repurchase.
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No, this is not true. I purchased mine on disc and never could get the Mac App Store to recognize and associate with my account. How i got around this...with the apps installed on my Mac, i created a new user account and logged in with my Apple ID account for the MAS. I went to update and it associated the apps with my account and I was able to update for free. The new versions of the apps show up on my other Macs as well.

Thanks Apple!
 
Does anyone happen to know why that after the update to aperture it now appears in my purchase history when I didn't obtain it through the MAS?
 
Updates for ilife and iwork are now live

You can now update your iWork and iLife apps even if you didn’t purchase them through the MAS. Apple seems to have fixed that issue.

Cheers
 
scottsjack said:
Or even worse, people who were really stupid and/or naive and purchased Aperture 3 on CD for $200.00. We may also get screwed.
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Apple came through with the updates for iWork. Much appreciated. It's great when companies come through and do the right thing.

Hopefully Aperture 3 updates will follow. So far three machines have been updated to Mavericks and all are working just fine.
 
I purchased them on DVD back in the day, and now the update finally shows up!
 

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Daughter bought a new Macbook Air on Saturday. How does she get the new iWork and iLife apps? It came with ML.
 
crisss1205 said:
I purchased them on DVD back in the day, and now the update finally shows up!
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I concur -earlier in the day it didn't show up at all and now it is updating my iWorks.

Apple must of flipped a switch or something!

YEAH for Apple supporting their community!
 
I had iWorks installed on my MAC from old DVD.
I had to log off and log back onto the app store.
After completing this, I was able to update my iWork (pages, number and keynote) for free.

On another note. I had a similar issue on my iPhone.
imovie was showing up on my app store for 9.99.
The other apps I already had installed so I was able to update.
Again i logged off iTunes on the setting-->iTunes on my iPhone.
Once I logged in again , I had access to imovie for free.

Long story short, log off and on to your app store.
This should fix several folks issues.
 
Well done Apple! Guess we were just impatient - big rollout and today the updates were there with nothing needed to be done. Nice it left the old versions too as I hear the new versions may be a bit iffy with a few features?
 
apple_iBoy said:
I think some of the issue is simply confusion over what seems to be a bungled roll-out (things not in the store promptly, iOS app prices changing in the store seemingly before my eyes, etc.). The other issue is that a person who paid full price for a disc version is treated differently than a person who paid full price for a MAS version.

Wouldn't it have just simply been cleaner and easier to say "free for any computer capable of running it" this time and let it go at that?

Is Apple really looking to up its quarterly financials with iWork purchases from those whose Macs have been around long enough to have iWork 09 on a disc but who pre-dated the MAS? I doubt Apple will care or even notice this miniscule revenue on its bottom line.

So why not just let this update be free for everyone, and know that from now on, things will be much more controllable because the purchase place will consistently be the App Store.

And while I agree that Apple doesn't "owe" anyone an upgrade, a theme of today's software rollout is that Apple does seem to believe that free software updates are the way of the future. It really seems silly to segregate users who bought this software on a disc and say that they can't jump on this free train that Apple is conducting full steam ahead.
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You make a lot of great points, but this whole thing reminds me of when FaceTime was released a couple years ago. It was included "free" on all new Macs, but if you had an older machine it was $.99 in the App Store. Crazy, right?

I recall reading at the time that it had to do with FCC regulatory filings and something about adding "significant functionality" to the product after the fact. I'm not entirely sure, but Apple may actually be legally prohibited from doing precisely what you've suggested. :eek:
 
My iWork 09 installed via disk upgraded for free this evening

Moment before I was about to shell out the cash for the new iWork apps for OS X, all three showed up as free updates. My 09 suite was installed via disc a couple of years ago. Thanks Apple!! I registered my software under the same email as my Apple ID, so maybe that helped. Check before you buy.
 
Pirated copy still eligible for upgrade?

I got iWork when Apple still did trials and I admittedly used a serial online to activate it. Now, I'm more wiser and older and have my own credit card, so I want to actually pay for the app. But in the MAS it shows I have the option to update, but not pay.

I thought the purchase buttons change depending on which Apple ID you log in with giving you the option to buy the app if you haven't already? It seems what's happening is the MAS is just seeing if I have the app installed already and then giving me an update button regardless.
 
New version of Garageband is missing the effects! :confused: It doesn't really concern me as I use Logic Pro X, but what is going on?

It gives an option for adding Audio Unit plugins if you open up an old project while a new project doesn't even give you that option. All the default effects that came with Garageband have been removed.
 
kockgunner said:
I got iWork when Apple still did trials and I admittedly used a serial online to activate it. Now, I'm more wiser and older and have my own credit card, so I want to actually pay for the app. But in the MAS it shows I have the option to update, but not pay.

I thought the purchase buttons change depending on which Apple ID you log in with giving you the option to buy the app if you haven't already? It seems what's happening is the MAS is just seeing if I have the app installed already and then giving me an update button regardless.
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This is Apple being generous. It is registering the presence of DVD-installed apps as a proof of purchase. They didn't need to do that, and indeed, it also means that pirates get the update free.

I guess the point, from Apple's perspective, is that the number of these pirates is (I'd guess) so low, they aren't worth penalising legitimate users for. An excellent attitude.
 
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