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Apple Offers Keynote and iLife for Teachers

Posted by pudge on from the less-money-less-money-less-money dept.

MikeXpop writes "Apple announced that its two new apps, Keynote and iLife, will be available for teachers for only $15, saving educators $113 (compared to the regular education price). Also, Apple is extending the deadline for free Jaguar for teachers. Both offers end March 31st."

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  1. I'd have preferred it if.. by jo_ham · · Score: 3, Funny

    They'd sold the iLife and Keynote apps for full price but thrown in a free iBook to install them on.

    Can't have everything I guess!

  2. Already discussed to death at macslash by weave · · Score: 4, Funny
    Just in case anyone can't get enough comments about this here, this has already discussed a while back on macslash

    That should make it easier to lift high-karma comments there and just paste them here for hopeful same effect.

  3. Rant Mode by Llywelyn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why is it that everytime a company does something good--offers a software package for free, steeply discounts something--someone steps out of the woodwork and accuses them of having ulterior motives.

    Of COURSE they have ulterior motives, they are a *business* and are trying to turn a *profit*.

    By giving away iLife and Keynote at what is essentially cost of producing the boxes, they distribute their software more widely into the hands of people who might use it later and help gain a toehold against MS.

    Remember, MS PowerPoint already dominates that market and if they want people to try out Keynote they *have* to give them a reason to experiment and play with it. Keynote is not a PowerPoint replacement: there are things that PP does that Keynote can't (yet, though keynote is still the better product overall), however, by offering it at that price they might convince teachers to "try it out" even if they already have PowerPoint and are using it regularly.

    Further, if Teachers have the latest and greatest in terms of software--or at least can run it--it helps them defeat the fact that schools tend to lag on the technology curve. Having the most up-to-date software is not necessary, but if you want to give kids an accurate presentation of what yoru software is like, or even want them to be able to run the latest applications, up-to-date software is a Good Thing?.

    "In ways its no different to drug dealing. Hook them while they're young?"

    Hello? McFly? Are you even engaging your brain here?

    --
    Integrate Keynote and LaTeX
  4. Re:Not enough high rated postings there.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    macslash only has 5 users, so it's pretty hard to get score 5 on any post! :)