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Moscow Mule replied

27 August 2009, 20:44
oooooo

Originally posted by bogeyman View Post

No upgrade from 10.4. Need to buy the 'Box' edition for God knows how much. They justify it by including new versions of iWork and iLive (which would I never use).

Have 2 machines still on 10.4.

Agreed! Thieving pack of bastards!

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/20...over-tiger.ars
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thelace replied

26 August 2009, 07:51
Breaking news...

Scooterscot falls out with Apple....

Next thing you know he'll be buying a PC

(wouldn't have happened if you'd have bought a Dell )
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Churchill replied

26 August 2009, 07:49
Well, liver transplants don't pay for themselves you know!
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daviejones replied

26 August 2009, 07:46
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Yes but this is like MS charging for a SP isn't it?

No, it's bigger than a SP.....kind of like the upgrade that MS used to charge an arm and a leg for...
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scooterscot replied

25 August 2009, 21:54
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Yes but this is like MS charging for a SP isn't it?

pot calling kettle black as me granny used to say
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OrangeHopper replied

25 August 2009, 20:37
Yes, Apple do sell Family packs of all their software. Not usually a great deal more than the single license.
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VectraMan replied

25 August 2009, 18:09
For £25 I'm tempted to buy it and put it on my Dell.
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d000hg replied

25 August 2009, 18:00
Originally posted by daviejones View Post

Still cheaper than Vista,.....

Yes but this is like MS charging for a SP isn't it?
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Sysman replied

25 August 2009, 17:35
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

It's probably too much of a pita to make iLife and iWork from tiger work in 10.6, but yes you'll get stung. Is there a "Box" family pack?

I'm pretty sure I saw a "Box" family pack when I bought the standard one.
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Moscow Mule replied

25 August 2009, 17:15
Originally posted by bogeyman View Post

No upgrade from 10.4. Need to buy the 'Box' edition for God knows how much. They justify it by including new versions of iWork and iLive (which would I never use).

Have 2 machines still on 10.4.

Agreed! Thieving pack of bastards!

It's probably too much of a pita to make iLife and iWork from tiger work in 10.6, but yes you'll get stung. Is there a "Box" family pack?
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daviejones replied

25 August 2009, 15:53
Still cheaper than Vista,.....
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Cliphead replied

25 August 2009, 15:52
Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post

Thought about Linux?
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bogeyman replied

25 August 2009, 15:43
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Just be glad you're not still on tiger...

No upgrade from 10.4. Need to buy the 'Box' edition for God knows how much. They justify it by including new versions of iWork and iLive (which would I never use).

Have 2 machines still on 10.4.

Agreed! Thieving pack of bastards!

Last edited by bogeyman; 25 August 2009, 15:47.
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Moscow Mule replied

25 August 2009, 15:36
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

The sky high cost of course, that's like 20 minutes of my hard labour

Just be glad you're not still on tiger...
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DiscoStu replied

25 August 2009, 15:24
Thought about Windows 7?
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