I have a hard time believing that the supposed lack of an upgrade path for Tiger users is anything less than a wink and a nod in their direction. They know that incredibly few are going to buy the Box Set because they'd probably have it already if they wante those extra applications.
-- Jarett T. DeAngelis, MS Sr. IT Support Engineer Distributed Support Services, College of Arts and Letters Office of Information Technology 938 Flanner Hall University of Notre Dame On Sep 7, 2009, at 4:34 PM, "Dennis B. Swaney" <ro...@aol.com> wrote: > > Jonathan Rowson wrote: >> Why would you categorize it as a ripoff? It's a ripoff if the product >> being sold is totally overpriced for what you get, NOT if it's not >> what >> you want. Remember, value for money is the key. Don't forget that the >> Boxed Set is NOT a requirement for upgrading. The Boxed Set is ONLY >> if >> you NEED iLife, iWork AND Leopard. >> >> > > Scenario: > > User has Mac OS 10.4.11 installed on his ICBM. > User for whatever reason has never acquired a copy of Mac OS 10.5.x. > User does NOT need iLife or iWork. > User wants to install Mac OS 10.6 on his ICBM. > > Apple offers the following: > A. Mac OS 10.6 standalone for those who currently have Mac OS 10.5.x; > Cost $29.00. > > B. "Boxed Set" of Mac OS 10.6 AND iLife AND iWork; Cost $169.00. > > If the user buys "A" and installs it on the ICBM, then the user has > performed an illegal act according to Apple. > > If the user buys "B" and installs Mac OS 10.6 on the ICBM, then the > user > is "legal" in Apple's eyes, but had to spend an extra $140 for > something > the user did NOT need or want. So the user feels "ripped off" > > The obvious solution would to have the standalone Mac OS priced at $29 > for Mac OS 10.5.x users, $99 for Mac OS 10.4.x users, and then the > "boxed set" for those that wanted iLife/iWork in addition. > > Our user in this scenario could buy the boxed set and then sell the > iLife and iWork for $70 each to get back the $140, or the user can, as > has been mentioned, just get the standalone package, install it on the > ICBM and tell Apple to "kma" > > Fortunately, I DO have Mac OS 10.5.x installed on my PowerBook, so I > bought 3 copies of 10.6 at $25.00 each. 1 I'm keeping for future use, > (after I get an Intel laptop), and the other 2 are for my sister and > brother. > > -- > Sincerely, > Dennis B. Swaney > > "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is > ... oh, never mind." > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
