Well, take windows movie maker for instance. They give that out for free and provide updates for free. Now, I am not a windows advocate but I just wanted to give you an example. Unless there's a significant update then there's no reason for the charge. One option could have been to continue to offer the app for free but offer the updated features as an option one could buy separately. You know how apple is.. backwards compatibility is not their #1 priority so having the latest software is almost a must.
I don't believe so. I myself am a musician and will definitely use garage band. What about he people who don't want to make music or use garage band? I think the reason people are a little upset is because this is.mac all over again. Its just a little tricky to offer something for free and not give a heads up or warning that users may need to pay in the future. I know that if I had used the free mac.com email address when it was free and had to start paying, I would be pretty disappointed. Its not the money, its the principle.
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Well, take windows movie maker for instance. They give that out for free and provide updates for free. Now, I am not a windows advocate but I just wanted to give you an example. Unless there's a significant update then there's no reason for the charge. One option could have been to continue to offer the app for free but offer the updated features as an option one could buy separately. You know how apple is.. backwards compatibility is not their #1 priority so having the latest software is almost a must.
I don't believe so. I myself am a musician and will definitely use garage band. What about he people who don't want to make music or use garage band? I think the reason people are a little upset is because this is .mac all over again. Its just a little tricky to offer something for free and not give a heads up or warning that users may need to pay in the future. I know that if I had used the free mac.com email address when it was free and had to start paying, I would be pretty disappointed. Its not the money, its the principle.