Rumor: iLife '07 ready to go
According to MacScoop, "sources" have stated that the next release of Apple's iLife suite has gone gold master. In fact, if they're to be believed, it could be released before Leopard in October.Macworld '07 came and went without even a mention of iLife. January became February, and now here we are in July with no official word from Apple. Some have speculated that iLife will be a part of the OS from here on out, and no longer as a stand alone purchase. MacScoop contradicts that theory by saying that iLife could ship this summer.
Of course, rumors are just that. In the end, we aren't any closer to iPhoto '07 than we were yesterday.
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According to MacScoop, "sources" have stated that the next release of Apple's iLife suite has gone gold master. In fact, if they're to be...
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My worry is that if they bundle iLife into the OS, they will lose incentive to keep updating it. I'd rather pay for frequent updates and improvements.
July 06 2007 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Of course, rumors are just that. In the end, we aren't any closer to iPhoto '07 than we were yesterday."
Of course we are; we are a day closer everyday.
Including iLife 07 (though really closer to 08 now) in Leopard would be a great enticement to upgrade to 10.5.
However, if it was going to be bundled, I feel sure the WWDC keynote would have presented it as such. It was pretty final, to the point where Jobs more or less said, "these are the features and it will sell for $129."
A different enticement could be if the next iLife only worked on Leopard. That way, Apple gets an iLife sale, AND a Leopard sale.
But if you want Leopard and iLife free, just buy a new Mac...
Everyone wins.
Rather than doing iLife (and hopefully iWork) '07/'08 I think they'll switch over to versioning scheme without years. It just makes more sense in terms of determining compatibility and avoids issues such as '07 being released on the end of '07 and thus looking old on the beginning of '08.
July 05 2007 at 6:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyif you have a look at the Spaces video from the WWDC (on the apple website), you can see the new version of iPhoto 07 already.
July 05 2007 at 6:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYeah, it would seem better to release it as iLife '08, since, you know, it would be 2007 for less than a year after its release. Even Microsoft is naming its Mac Office, 2008, instead of 2007. If iLife/iWork gets released anywhere near Leopard, it would be smarter to name it '08, and take the extra time to work on iLife '09, to be released on MacWorld '09.
July 05 2007 at 5:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThey Will not bundle iLife... for one reason.. iTunes is still (loosely) part of iLife. The fact hat it comes as part of iLife means it is not part of the os, as WMP is with XP/Vista... therefore no anti-competition rulings from the EU etc.
Apple being Apple i;m sure they would find a way around this, however i think that makes sense
@2: iWork is what I'm anxious for, too! We're opening up an office soon and want to know what software will need to be purchased now or later.
July 05 2007 at 4:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySomething else I was thinking.. What about iLife for Windows? Before everybody starts booing and moaning.. Apple just released Safari for Windows, and look how many downloads it got? Maybe Safari was a sort of test to see how Windows users would react to more Apple software available to them (Safari and iTunes) It's just a thought, but you never know. iLife for Windows could be in the near future.
I hope everything is bundled for the regular $129 price tag. That would be easier (and not to mention cheaper).
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