iLife '11 Family Pack shows up on Amazon
A while ago, we reported on an iLife 2010 for Dummies book that showed up on Amazon France, complete with production cover. A day after our post, the book was pulled from the site. That day, an iWork '10 book also showed up on Amazon Germany (and it's still there). Many readers rightly pointed out that there is very little likelihood that Apple would call the next version of iLife and iWork "10" since the year is almost over. Plus, only a week later, there were rumors circulating that iLife '11 was going to be released in time for back to school or at Apple's September media event. So far, it has yet to materialize.
However, a sharp-eyed reader pointed out that an iLife '11 Family Pack listing has appeared on Amazon.com. A Macworld reader found it a few weeks ago, and it appears it has been listed on Amazon since July 27th. The family pack's price is US$99, and its shipping time is listed as "2 to 4 weeks." The TUAW reader who tipped us off on it said she attempted to purchase it without problems and "Did not finalize the order, but was able to get right up to the final confirmation without an error."
While TUAW doesn't have reason to believe this is clear proof that an iLife '11 release is imminent, it's certainly another drop in the bucket signaling an upcoming iLife refresh. The only question is, "How soon?"
UPDATE: Amazon has now pulled the iLife '11 Family Pack listing.
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Clicking On 'still there' shows you in the suggestions 'iPhoto '11 For Dummies'
September 27 2010 at 11:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhen I followed the link given in the article it comes up with 404 - Document Not Found. Maybe it's been pulled?
September 06 2010 at 5:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replywhen I checked this morning, the page is 'sign up to get an email'
also re: facetime. that is part of ichat and if Apple wants to add it before 10.7 they will. after all, ichat is a separate app and it's not really using any tech that isn't already in the system for video ichat etc
IMHO Amazon and other big online retailers very early put placeholders on their websites so that the search engine bots record them. That way, the day the new versions of iLife and iWork wil actually launch and you do a search on Google (f.ex.), their store will already be at the top of the list.
September 06 2010 at 4:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySeems likely that the picture, at least, is fake. Somehow doubt Apple would use the same packaging for '11 as they did for '09, when in the past each iteration received new designs.
September 06 2010 at 11:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAmazon does this a lot. They can list anything that want that might or might not be for sale in the future. What surprises me is that there are not a bunch of bogus reviews.
September 06 2010 at 11:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just tried to review it and it said I have to have purchased it with my account in order to do so. That's why no one has reviewed it.
September 06 2010 at 12:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYeah I doubt there will be any press conference (let alone for iPhone 4), and no significant features (not even GCD etc).
September 06 2010 at 9:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMore important is what is in ILife when it comes. It is pretty simple, what will be in the package to make it worthwhile. Annual updates that do little for the user are a wasye in my book, better to stretch out the updates and make it worth the $$$.
By the way this could be a significant update internally. Think about it; Apple should have had time to exploit GCD and OpenCL by now. So performance is likely to be better. Then there is FaceTime and support for that in some manner. So the potential is there for this to be worthwhile.
Dave
FaceTime for iChat maybe? I doubt it would be hard for them to push it further by including it on the Mac also.
September 06 2010 at 8:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyiChat isn't part of iLife. It's part of OS X. No new features are added to iChat without a major OS X update. If FaceTime is coming to iChat, it won't happen until 10.7 is released.
September 06 2010 at 12:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replysurely TUAW can spring for the $99 to find out what comes in the mail.
September 06 2010 at 8:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt wouldn't actually ship till it's been announced. So we would already know when it arrives. Its more than likely a placeholder for iLife that got accidentally placed online (I assume the systems are somewhat automated for products).
September 06 2010 at 8:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo you think Apple will admit to the millions of people who already bought an iPhone that the design is flawed even though they have gone to great lengths to disprove it?
Nope? Me neither.
Yeah, I'm not sure why everyone is convinced of a new iPhone so soon after the release of the 4. Apple's official stance on the antenna problem is that there isn't one, & relaunching the product Is probably the biggest possible backtrack.
September 06 2010 at 10:08 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWow, the design is flawed? That's funny - my iPhone 4 works perfectly. Amazing for a supposedly flawed design.
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