Filed under: iLife, Software Update, Apple
iLife '08 Hardware Up-To-Date offer
Let's say you bought a Mac... oh, I don't know, earlier today. iLife '06 was the hotness. You were going along happily putting up photocasts, and making podcasts with Garageband. Then Steve Jobs strikes! iLife '08 is announced and iLife '06 suddenly looks... boring.Well, thanks to the iLife '08 Hardware Up-To-Date offer you can get an upgrade to iLife '08 for $9.95 (if the computer you bought on, or after, Aug 7th is on this list).
I think Apple should give you a free upgrade if you buy a Mac with iLife '06 on it after today, but that's just me (of course I would make sure before I buy a Mac any time soon that it comes with iLife '08 pre-installed. Why spend another 10 bucks?).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Andy said 4:13PM on 8-07-2007
the was no iLife 07. hate to nitpick, but it was pretty much the biggest question mark since MacWorld. keep up the good work!
ps. can u do a hands on on the new imovie? im a little worried at how the new timeline it set up.
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effzehn said 3:36PM on 8-07-2007
You meant iLife '06.
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Carl Trimble said 3:52PM on 8-07-2007
No one is mentioning the mac mini update!
Core 2 Duo
1.8 and 2.0 Ghz
1GB ram
120 GB and 160 GB as option...
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ryan said 4:10PM on 8-07-2007
yeah iLife '07 doesn't exist
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Billy K said 3:38PM on 8-07-2007
I think they should upgrade my iLife '07 I bought in February....along with my iMac! I'd gladly pay the 9.95.
Actually, I'm not sold on the new look. Not sure if I want...
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Sam G. said 3:41PM on 8-07-2007
Makes me wonder if they'll extend the same offer to Leopard. Why would anyone want to buy a Mac right now when they can wait a few months and not pay an extra $129?
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Billy K said 3:52PM on 8-07-2007
@3 - IIRC, they have had a policy in the past (Tiger) that if you buy an OS, you can upgrade for free if you purchased it in the past three months.
IIRC
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commiepenguin said 10:38PM on 8-07-2007
There is no iLife '07. That's why this announcement is exciting.
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tim said 3:56PM on 8-07-2007
im not sure how to follow their guide, where do we find if we match this criteria?
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KR said 4:12PM on 8-07-2007
Hmmm. I ordered a new Macbook Pro from Apple.com, which arrived at my doorstep a whopping 12 days ago. I was expecting today's hardware updates, but didn't figure on ilife/iwork until Leopard was released.
I have a 12-day-old computer, and from the looks of it, they won't upgrade my ilife for free or for $10. Perhaps I'll call and see if something can be worked out...
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Billy K said 4:18PM on 8-07-2007
@8 - Return it. You get 2 weeks to return for any reason.
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jwald said 4:31PM on 8-07-2007
Ironically enough, I purchased a black MacBook for college today. At least I saw this coming.
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Billy K said 4:20PM on 8-07-2007
Fine. iLife '06. Sorry. My mistake. The only thing I use in it is GB, so please forgive me if I failed to notice whether there was a 6 or 7 on the cover of the app suite I regularly ignore.
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Tom W said 4:31PM on 8-07-2007
Does Apple let you buy and download iLife and iWork?
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alangenh said 4:31PM on 8-07-2007
I ordered a macbook on sunday from the apple store, to take advantage of a tax-free weekend. It hasn't even arrived yet, but it won't be eligible for this upgrade. *sigh*
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Scott McNulty said 4:35PM on 8-07-2007
Oops, I fixed the iLife '07 thing. Thanks!
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KR said 9:17AM on 8-09-2007
@10: I would, but the iLife update isn't important enough to me to go through the hassle of returning and re-ordering the MBP. It was a BTO (I got a larger hard drive) so I don't feel like waiting for a new one. If it was a stock config, I'd swap it out.
If I can get the updated iLife for a good deal, that's great. If not, it's not something I truly NEED. I'll wait until I upgrade to Leopard sometime in 2008 and go for iLife (and maybe iWork) then.
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Freymoour said 4:57PM on 8-07-2007
Well, I won't be updating mine to '08. Per Apple, iMovie requires a G5 or Intel processor and I have a lowly 1.67GHz PowerBook G4.
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Robert Berkowitz said 5:43PM on 8-07-2007
Does apple give you any kind of price break to up grade a program such as ilife08, if the computer was purchased less than 3 months ago.
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Christian said 7:05PM on 8-07-2007
i already called applecare and the guy said only macs bought today were eligible. its confusing. i guess the offer is for people who bought right before it went down online or who went to an apple store or reseller. tis a shame. i bought my macbook only 12 days ago. at least the features in ilife 08 arent earthshattering. at least if you dont have .mac
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