Full price just a publicity stunt?

spoon

It is probably doubtfull, but what if announcing the price of Jaguar so prematurely was just a publicity stunt?



Everyone by now has heard how Microsoft wants Apple to promote OS X more, and what better way to promote the operating system then by offering incredible discounts when the system is finally for sale. Charging that much cash for Jaguar also seems to counter-act thier 'Switch' campaign. Nobody would want to leave behind thier "clunky box" just to be taken in by a Microsoft-esque Upgrade-Path for thier OS.



With the speed increases and great new features I don't know anybody who wouldn't upgrade (from any previous Mac OS) if the price is right.

eman

It better not be since I already ordered Jagwire.

ghost_user_name

[quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

<strong>It better not be since I already ordered Jagwire.</strong><hr></blockquote>Well, has your credit card been charged yet? Usually Apple doesn't charge until the day it ships. So, they have plenty of time to make a change.

macgp

[quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

<strong>Well, has your credit card been charged yet? Usually Apple doesn't charge until the day it ships. So, they have plenty of time to make a change.</strong><hr></blockquote>



They are currently assembling my Jaguar

eman

[quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

<strong>Well, has your credit card been charged yet? Usually Apple doesn't charge until the day it ships. So, they have plenty of time to make a change.</strong><hr></blockquote>



That's true. I didn't think of that.

steve

Jesus, this is almost as bad as the, "Maybe Apple seriously toned down the speed of 10.0 so when they actually release it they can shock everyone with how fast they actually made it."



Jaguar is $129. There's no changing it. The amount of features in it completely justifies the price tag: it's got more new stuff in a single release than we've EVER seen with ANY operating system before--not from Microsoft, and not from Apple.

cobra

[quote]They are currently assembling my Jaguar

<hr></blockquote>



I hope you are going for the optional heated seats and the 5.1 surround sound system.



Oh, is it the 6 cylinder or the 12.

macgp

[quote]Originally posted by Cobra:

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I hope you are going for the optional heated seats and the 5.1 surround sound system.



Oh, is it the 6 cylinder or the 12. </strong><hr></blockquote>



Apple said its a 6, but they say its just as good as the 12 cylinder. Even better in certain areas!

gobble gobble

[quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

<strong>Well, has your credit card been charged yet? Usually Apple doesn't charge until the day it ships. So, they have plenty of time to make a change.</strong><hr></blockquote>



I'm not sure that EmAn is old enough to have a credit card. Better ask EmAn's Mom.

thegelding

[quote]I'm not sure that EmAn is old enough to have a credit card. Better ask EmAn's Mom. <hr></blockquote>



ouchhhh! play nice kids....actually that was pretty funny, but we do heap out a bit of abuse on poor EmAn (though his post count crys out for at least a little ribbing...) g



ps..ordered my 10.2 from Education Store...i recommend that everyone do that



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willoughby

[quote]Originally posted by thegelding:

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&lt; snip &gt; at least a little ribbing... &lt;/ snip &gt;

</strong><hr></blockquote>



Whoa..what did you do to EmAn's mom? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

macgp

[quote]Originally posted by thegelding:

<strong>

ps..order my 10.2 from Education Store...i recommend that everyone do that</strong><hr></blockquote>



Yeah, thats what I did. It made the price oh so reasonable.

thegelding

[quote]Whoa..what did you do to EmAn's mom? <hr></blockquote>



the better question would be what "didn't" i do to his mom... joking EmAn...look at my username...don't think i'm any threat... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> g



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billgates0000

Have you ever purchased a version of Windroz out of the box?



It's about twice the price.

graphiteman

I too bought from the Edu store.



I'm in high school, and even though it's technically against their policy to sell to HS students, they'll do it (although if you get audited, you'll have to fax them a report card and Student ID card).

eman

Gee, everyday my mom seems to be getting more and more popular.

brussell

[quote]Originally posted by thegelding:

<strong>ps..ordered my 10.2 from Education Store...i recommend that everyone do that</strong><hr></blockquote>I'm going to get mine from my University bookstore, which discounts further than the $69 price you get through the Apple online Education store. I think most Universities do that.

torifile

[quote]Originally posted by BRussell:

<strong>I'm going to get mine from my University bookstore, which discounts further than the $69 price you get through the Apple online Education store. I think most Universities do that.</strong><hr></blockquote>



Doesn't it take longer to get there? UGA's bookstore take, oh, like 4 months, to get any new software. It really sucks. Maybe Dook's is better...

brussell

[quote]Originally posted by torifile:

<strong>Doesn't it take longer to get there? UGA's bookstore take, oh, like 4 months, to get any new software. It really sucks. Maybe Dook's is better...</strong><hr></blockquote>I'm out here in the wildlands and both 10.0 and the 10.1 update came within a few days of its official release date. But I'm buds with the Bookstore director, who is a Mac fan, and I talked to him about it in the week or two preceding the releases. So maybe it would help to give the bookstore a call to find out and prompt them to get on the ball.

gobble gobble

The price for U.S. federal, state and local government employees is even cheaper than the education price. It's only $64.50. So consider that before you buy.