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more on highly annoyed Apple user
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 06:26:29 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Chris Gulker <cg () gulker com> Date: May 13, 2006 11:54:51 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: Re: [IP] more on highly annoyed Apple user Dave,Ole is right: Apple moved its software buiness model to subscription some years ago, without really saying as much. Every 12 to 18 or so months there's a new version of OS X, QT, iLife apps et al. and the price is relatively modest (compared to Microsoft anyway), with no upgrade pricing (except for their high-end video apps which are more traditionally priced, I think) . So newcomers get a deal (come on in, Switchers), and long-time users get pricing that's similar to upgrade prices for mainline apps like Office.
In the years after I left Apple, I noted that Apple's annual software sales and profit were very similar numbers: if they sold $300 million in software, annual profit was around $300 mil. Shareholders are probably happy that Apple is still able to command significant high-margin software revenue: Mac users may be less happy about the arrangement... especially when Apple offers the new version as a 'security patch.'
Chris -- Chris Gulker cg () gulker com http://www.gulker.com/ On May 13, 2006, at 2:31 PM, David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com> Date: May 13, 2006 11:37:16 AM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] highly annoyed Apple user Reply-To: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com> Dave, You didn't read the fine print: "Important notice to QuickTime Pro users Installation of QuickTime 7 and later will disable the QuickTime Pro functionality in prior versions of QuickTime, such as QuickTime 5 orQuickTime 6. If you proceed with this installation, you must purchase anew QuickTime 7 Pro registration code to regain QuickTime Pro functionality. After installation, visit www.apple.com/quicktime to purchase a QuickTime 7 Pro registration code."If you already paid for QT 7, you're good to go, otherwise you need to paythe upgrade price. Nothing unusual here. Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Cisco Systems Tel: +1 408-527-8972 GSM: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole () cisco com URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj On Sat, 13 May 2006, David Farber wrote:Apple announced a security fix for Quicktime. When you load it, you have to go to Apple and pay for QT Pro again if you used to have it. RIPOFF!!!!!! Dave ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as ole () cisco com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/ interesting-people/------------------------------------- You are subscribed as cg () gulker com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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