Apple Caves Into 10.1 Buyers
Found on deal mac this morning. Nobody seems to have noticed elsewhere that 10.1 buyers will be able to get Jaguar for $19.95 instead of paying $130 again.
<a href="http://dealmac.com/articles/39482.html" target="_blank">http://dealmac.com/articles/39482.html</a>
?Apple revises Mac OS Up-to-Date for Jaguar
10:13 am ET, Aug 12, 2002
Apple reinstated its Mac OS Up-to-Date program. Buyers of a qualifying Macintosh computer on or after July 17 may upgrade to Mac OS X 10.2 for $19.95 plus sales tax. (Qualifying computers are defined as Macintosh systems sold by an authorized Apple reseller that do not include Mac OS X 10.2.)
Those who purchased a retail version of Mac OS X 10.1 are also eligible.?
Taylor Barcroft
Future Media
PO Box 1813
Capitola CA 95010-1813
831.477.1010
Cell 323.819.5659
<a href="http://dealmac.com/articles/39482.html" target="_blank">http://dealmac.com/articles/39482.html</a>
?Apple revises Mac OS Up-to-Date for Jaguar
10:13 am ET, Aug 12, 2002
Apple reinstated its Mac OS Up-to-Date program. Buyers of a qualifying Macintosh computer on or after July 17 may upgrade to Mac OS X 10.2 for $19.95 plus sales tax. (Qualifying computers are defined as Macintosh systems sold by an authorized Apple reseller that do not include Mac OS X 10.2.)
Those who purchased a retail version of Mac OS X 10.1 are also eligible.?
Taylor Barcroft
Future Media
PO Box 1813
Capitola CA 95010-1813
831.477.1010
Cell 323.819.5659
Comments
What people were complaining about was buying OS 10.1 last year and THEN having to buy an entirely new copy of 10.2 at the same price.
$130
Effectively, $260 for .1 worth of upgrades.
obviously, people who bought 10.1 within the last couple weeks ARE going to get a break.
People wanted a reduced price for already owning OS X.
They didn't feel a incremental .1 upgrade warranted paying full price all over again.
They want a reduced upgrade price.
And I'm inclined to agree.
[ 08-12-2002: Message edited by: cinder ]</p>
"Buyers of a qualifying Macintosh computer on or after July 17"
this is the typical up-to-date policy from years past, but I thought we should point it out before everyone thinks that any 10.1 user can upgrade for $20.
I would also argue that a .1 update in Mac OS X is at a larger magnitude than a .1 update in CLassic Mac OS. *nix and NeXT version numbering has always been different in that sense. Just compare the 8.5 -> 8.6 or the 9.0 -> 9.1 updates to 10.0 -> 10.1 and now 10.1 -> 10.2.
[ 08-12-2002: Message edited by: BuonRotto ]</p>
Note that this offer applies only if you bought your copy of 10.1 or a new system on or after July 17, 2002, i.e. the MWNY keynote where jobs announced that Jaguar would ship August 24. In other words, if you bought 10.1 or your new system before July 17, you're still screwed.
Escher
<strong>They didn't feel a incremental .1 upgrade warranted paying full price all over again.</strong><hr></blockquote>
But that point is moot, as Apple could have called Jaguar "10.5" or "11.0" as well.
<a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/</a>
<strong>I don't read it that way. It is a new release dated today and the only change is about 10.1 owners. NOT OLD NEWS and it reads that if you bought 10.1 retail anytime since last Fall at full retail that you get 10.2 for only $19.95 more. NOT just since July 17th.</strong><hr></blockquote>
The dateline is from DealMac, not Apple. Read the Apple page. As I said above, you qualify only if you bought 10.1 retail after July 17.
Escher
<strong>what about if we bought an iBook 4 or 5 months ago and it came with 10.0.3, 10.1 upgrade, and coupons?</strong><hr></blockquote>
No luck, unless Apple changes its policy once more.
Escher
[ 08-12-2002: Message edited by: Escher ]</p>
[ 08-12-2002: Message edited by: BuonRotto ]</p>
<strong>I do NOT agree with Escher. Apple "REINTATED IT'S UP-TO-DATE Program" It is a CHANGE in policy to include ALL 10.1 Retail Buyers.</strong><hr></blockquote>
<a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/</a> Read the policy from Apple's site. Then come back here and talk.
[quote] from APPLE's website:
<strong> Apple would like to give you the opportunity to upgrade to Mac OS X v10.2 ?Jaguar.? Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac OS X v10.1 retail product or a new Macintosh computer on or after July 17, 2002, that does not have Mac OS X v10.2 ?Jaguar? included can upgrade to Mac OS X v10.2 ?Jaguar? for US$19.95.* See ?Terms and Conditions? for program details.</strong><hr></blockquote>
[ 08-12-2002: Message edited by: pyr3 ]</p>
<strong>Your interpretation of DealMac's post is correct, Multimedia. However, I can't find anything that says ANYone who purchased full retail (another caveat there) 10.1 is eligible, not on their PR or upgrade pages, nor in the upgrade .pdf form. No searches bring up anything like this either. Everything on Apple's site says that you have to have either purchased a new Mac or 10.1.3 at full retail on or after July 17th. Either Apple has yet to make any official mention of this change or DealMac is wrong.
[ 08-12-2002: Message edited by: BuonRotto ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
DealMac didn't say ALL. They just weren't specific enough for this guy, who wants to jump on it.
*Sigh* Me -->
pyr3 I have to ask you this, it's been bugging me. Can you explain your Signature?
<strong>Escher are you right? I have coupons sitting here from my Circuit Shitty iBook purchase 4 months ago... apparently they're useless?? I'm still confused! Shouldn't we get 10.2 for $20 if we bought hardware 4 months ago? Isn't this usually how Apple does things? I'm not flaming or anything, just curious! According to the Apple Up To Date page I don't think I qualify (only Mac purchasers after July 17? That's crazy!) But BuonRotto said the Apple website is behind the curve.
*Sigh* Me -->
</strong><hr></blockquote>
aquatik, go here:<a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/</a>
read it
[ 08-13-2002: Message edited by: Defiant ]</p>
<strong>(only Mac purchasers after July 17? That's crazy!)</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think you phrase the situation quite succinctly, Aquatik. Again, unless Apple changes policy once more. But as we all know, Apple (Jobs) is stubborn and won't change this.
We'll have to remain sad-faced.
Escher
[quote]Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.2 Software Up-To-Date Terms and Conditions
- You must have purchased Mac OS X 10.1.3 (M8545LL/B) on or after July 17, 2002 to participate in this program
<hr></blockquote>So 10.1-owners are still screwed.
<strong>Escher are you right? I have coupons sitting here from my Circuit Shitty iBook purchase 4 months ago... apparently they're useless?? I'm still confused! Shouldn't we get 10.2 for $20 if we bought hardware 4 months ago? Isn't this usually how Apple does things? I'm not flaming or anything, just curious! According to the Apple Up To Date page I don't think I qualify (only Mac purchasers after July 17? That's crazy!) But BuonRotto said the Apple website is behind the curve.
*Sigh* Me -->
pyr3 I have to ask you this, it's been bugging me. Can you explain your Signature?</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's from Happy Gilmore. Happy says that he's going to win the tournament. Then Shooter McGavin says "Yea right, and Grizzy Adams had a beard!". Then this dude on the side says "But Grizzly Adams really DID have a beard." So Shooter says "whatever" and walks off.