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- August 18th, 2003, 08:19 PM #1
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Will there be free upgrade to Panther for G5 owners?
The latest rumors I hear for a Panther release have been pointing to mid-September, for the FrenchFest, and I wonder if new G5 owners will be provided a free upgrade to 10.3? Or if any user, who has purchased a machine within a certain amount of time before 10.3 is released, will receive a free copy.
What was the policy with 10.2?
Whether the upgrade is free or if we have to pay will make a difference between when we purchase a set of G5s...
- August 18th, 2003, 09:14 PM #2
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- August 18th, 2003, 10:54 PM #3
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What about others who buy Apple systems (G4 or G3) after Panther being announced?
- August 18th, 2003, 11:01 PM #4
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Yes, that's what I was leading to =)
I'm wondering if I'll be able to upgrade for free, the manager at the store I just bought from had no clue...
- August 19th, 2003, 06:08 AM #5
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Well, if you got a coupon you certainly can...
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- August 19th, 2003, 09:17 AM #6
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Hmmm...No coupon.
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- August 19th, 2003, 01:55 PM #7
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A coupon? You mean the ones included in the Jaguar box? You mean the ones that Apple has been including in ALL retail system software boxes since God-knows-when? Those aren't coupons. Those are proofs or purchase designed to look like coupons. They make no explicit or implicit guarantees that you'll get anything for free/discount. All they do is prove you purchased the software, and if Apple wants you to provide one to get a discount, you do so. If they don't provide a discount or some offer for those "coupons," then they're worth nothing.
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- August 19th, 2003, 02:05 PM #8
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Technically speaking there's no reason why brand new G4 Macs in stores after Panther is released can't come with Panther preinstalled. I think it would be more of a market strategy for Apple to only ship Panther preinstalled on G5 systems. G4 owners will have to buy the Panther upgrade seperately. The idea being, if you want Panther preinstalled, you gotta get a G5 system, a method to push more G5 sales.
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