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Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Free for All Users (macrumors.com)
Apple today updated several of its Mac and iOS apps, making them available for all Mac and iOS users for free. From a report: iMovie, Numbers, Keynote, Pages, and GarageBand for both Mac and iOS devices have been updated and are now listed in the App Store for free. Previously, all of these apps were provided for free to customers who purchased a new Mac or iOS device, but now that purchase is not required to get the software. Many Apple customers were already likely eligible to download the software at no cost if they had made a device purchase in the last few years.
>> all of these apps were provided for free to customers who purchased a new Mac or iOS device
I still don't get it. What else would you run these apps on if not a Mac or iOS device? (To me, they've always been free so...what changed?)
It requires a hardware key to activate which is available with an RS-232 connector. USB-C to RS-232 dongles sold separately.
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Welcome back to customer lock-in central.
Can you provide any evidence for what you claim? GarageBand actually has a long history of having a very user-friendly approach to copyright. Some bad actors have made claims against certain GarageBand loops in the past, but they have all been trolls. With the exception of distributing single loops individually, content created with Garageband comes with a worldwide royalty free license and Apple doesn't claim to own or have any rights to user-produced content.
Something that just happened recently on a system update, was that it asked if I wanted to change ownership of my iMovie license - in the past I had installed iMove under a different user, so I could not update it when logged into the iTunes account I use for Mac apps...
So that has gotten better as well, probably part of the same change where they don't care if you switch the owner to be a different iCloud user as long as you are running on a Mac.
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Make sure you read the new ToS!
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Make sure you're not giving Apple rights to all of your creative works by using their "free" apps.
It's NOT Free. You bought an Apple hardware Product at some point.
Can you provide any evidence for what you claim?
He didn't claim anything.
I use Keynote to give my Atari 2600 Homebrew presentation. To give the presentation I use both my iPhone and iPad. The iPhone plugs into the projector (after turning on Do Not Disturb, of course!). After launching Keynote on both devices I then use the Keynote Remote option from the iPad to connect to the iPhone (via bluetooth or wifi). The larger screen on the iPad makes it easy to see the slide side-by-side with my presenter notes, plus I'm free to walk around the stage without worrying about tripping over wires. There's also a virtual laser pointer and colored marker set that lets you point out things and draw on the slides during the presentation.
I assume the reason for this is Apple makes their money selling storage in the cloud. The more you use those apps, the more storage you need.
But can I update them without providing a credit card number and creating an Apple account?
There's a reason I use LibreOffice daily and don't touch Pages....
I really don't want to see some huge charge on my credit card 'cause the kids were playing with the computer....
They've managed to munge up their user base and application stack so fully they have to give them away.
And you know what, I'll bet there are a ton of people who still won't download that bloated crap.
Thanks, Timmy Cook. You've done Apple and those that depend on it for a living nothing. Go back into your hole.
Can you please tell me what I claimed so that I can comply with your request? I must admit, I have re-read my post a dozen times and I cannot see that I made a claim, so perhaps I was unclear?
He certainly made an implied accusation. The meaning of language extends far beyond the immediate literal meaning of the words used.
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For the Mac software, it looks like from a Mac OS X 10.11 "El Capitan" installation, only GarageBand can be purchased, as the latest version of the other applications require macOS 10.12 Sierra.
If you make the purchase on "Sierra" so that the software is listed as "purchased" in your account, you can probably download versions that will work on earlier OS versions - at least that is how "purchased" software typically works in my experience.
For the iOS software, making the purchase from within iTunes gets the software added to your list of purchased apps. Probably if you attempt to download it to a less-than-current version of iOS you'll be able to get an older version of the software, at least that is how I have accessed older versions of iOS software in the past.
wants MacOS 10.12 (or higher).
You claimed there was no such thing as a free lunch.
I had one just the other day.
Haha. I wonder if people are starting to realize a high-spec laptop costs 3x as much from Apple as the competition?
does it occur to you that a fine Mercedes Benz sport sedan costs considerably more than a Kia SUV even though they both weigh the same? the Benz is clearly a bad deal.
oh wait, this won't occur to you. too bad
Haha. I wonder if people are starting to realize a high-spec laptop costs 3x as much from Apple as the competition? (Though I admit Apple only costs 2x as much as mid- to high-end laptops. (Note that "high-end" refers to build quality and hardware/drivers, irrespective of specs.))
Apple may realize they need to sweeten the deal to keep their customers. However, if you have a budget and a firm list of requirements, these applications are going to make little difference.
What an ignorant comment. Like typical spec-whores, you don't look at the quality of the product, just the immediate specs. For example, Apple's MacBooks/Pro don't throttle the CPU even at high workloads because they properly designed the chassis (using aluminium, an excellent thermal conductor) and cooling system to handle the heat. Virtually every competing laptop which is cheaper but uses a 45W Core i7 will throttle since the plastic chassis, can't dissipate the heat as well. Its one of the reasons Dell's XPS 15" has problems with capacitor whine.
Look at the price Microsoft sells its 13.3" Surface Book and then compare it to the 2016 15" MacBook Pro. On price, they're almost the same, but the MBP has double the processor (4-core 45W/6MB L3 vs 2-core 15W/4MB L3). Also, the MBP has 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports all directly connected to the CPU (which means you get the full 40Gb/s bandwidth unlike any other laptop with TB3 which goes through the PCH and thus suffers 'overhead').
Not necessarily, it could have been a gift. From a horse.
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What an ignorant comment. Like typical spec-whores, you don't look at the quality of the product, just the immediate specs. For example, Apple's MacBooks/Pro don't throttle the CPU even at high workloads because they properly designed the chassis (using aluminium, an excellent thermal conductor) and cooling system to handle the heat. Virtually every competing laptop which is cheaper but uses a 45W Core i7 will throttle since the plastic chassis, can't dissipate the heat as well. Its one of the reasons Dell's XPS 15" has problems with capacitor whine.
Look at the price Microsoft sells its 13.3" Surface Book and then compare it to the 2016 15" MacBook Pro. On price, they're almost the same, but the MBP has double the processor (4-core 45W/6MB L3 vs 2-core 15W/4MB L3). Also, the MBP has 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports all directly connected to the CPU (which means you get the full 40Gb/s bandwidth unlike any other laptop with TB3 which goes through the PCH and thus suffers 'overhead').
What a jerk.
The Macbook Pro I used got hot enough to be uncomfortable, like standing next to a heater. I don't care how well it dissipates heat when it's being dissipated into my lap. Its PC replacement doesn't get hot. It has a powerful fan and huge vents, so if you think it's throttling, the burden of proof is on you. Since I have no interest in anything other than a traditional laptop, I'm not going to analyze the Microsoft Surface. As for the Thunderbolt, connections that exceed the speed of the connected media don't add value. Are you connecting RAM via Thunderbolt?
Your attitude doesn't make your answer more factual or relevant. I have certain requirements for specs. I have a budget. Does that make me a spec whore? Perhaps it looks that way to a person that uses their computer for web browsing and sending e-mails.
A cat can't teach a dog to bark.
Like the dead one apple keeps beating with their products?
I call BS on your claim of having a MacBook Pro. Your attitude reeks of Apple hatred so its highly unlikely you would've ever purchased one in the first instance especially when you consider them so overpriced.
I'm writing this on a 2012 15" MBP (the first retina). Never, ever does it get so hot that the heat dissipated prevents me from using it on my lap. Even when running VMWare along with Xcode (and about 5 other programs such as Word, Safari etc). The fact that you claim it does show you don't even know the thermal dynamics of the device, it dissipates the majority of the heat upwards towards the rear of the unibody behind the Keyboard via exhaust venting of the CPU and GPU fans and their connecting thermal pipe.
And as for the burden of proof, its all over tech sites which are just a google search away, here's one:
http://www.ultrabookreview.com/14875-fix-throttling-xps-15/
Not necessarily, it could have been a gift. From a horse.
True.
Then you get TWO gifts: The Mac/iDevice from the horse, AND the (former) iLife and iWork Applications from Apple.
What's not to like?
Like the dead one apple keeps beating with their products?
You mean like the dead one that the Apple Haters keep beating with their (tired and incorrect) memes.
Indeed, I didn't purchase it. I used the Macbooks at work. I like the OS and love the touchpads. The apps I use are heavier than what you've described--in particular, Unity3D, Firefox with a million tabs, and Chrome with a million tabs. (I also use Xcode, but I've found it's not resource intensive except when compiling.) Even Skype seemed to demand unreasonably high resources at times.
http://www.ultrabookreview.com/14875-fix-throttling-xps-15/
My new computer, a solidly middle of the line MSI (obviously I mean quality rather than specs), doesn't even turn the fan on full power during normal usage. This computer isn't throttling unless the drivers were specifically written to pretend it's not hot. And when I max out the CPU, the fan runs on high and blasts out a ton of hot air. The cooling system appears to be solid. It's certainly possible that it throttles during extended periods of 100% CPU usage, but if so, I guarantee Macbooks will perform even worse: either they cannot dissipate this amount of heat, due to not having a powerful cooling system (and so they will throttle), or they will dissipate the heat directly into my lap/hands/wrists, since I AM THE HEAT SINK connected to the computer's aluminum body. Either way, it's a pretty bad result.
I have a Thinkpad that's even older than the MBP. It gets just as hot, but it has much higher specs relative to its age (excellent CPU and GPU at the time it was bought), and it has its own bells and whistles, like the fact that it can survive liquid being spilled on the keyboard. And I can easily take it apart to clean the heat sink and keyboard. So as you can see, I have more experience with good laptops brands/lines than bad ones, and when comparing only the good products (for example, not Dell, not Ideapads, nothing from a "budget" line), the Macbooks still cost twice as much to get similar specs and features. (Again, I'm comparing laptops to laptops, not ultra-portables.)
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