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Back to the Future, it seems. Get ’em while they’re hot.
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So I just got off the phone with apple. Yes, this is true you can now buy FCS3.
But wait, there is a catch. Isn’t there always?
The catch is that it is $999. Period. No $299 for those that have exiting licenses.
It is very clever of them to defeat their critics this way. One of the biggest complaints is no more licenses of FCS3. But who is really going to pay a grand for EOL software, when three months ago, those with existing licenses could have got the same thing for $299.
I’m sure someone out there will applaud apple for this, but I find it a deceptive ‘bait and switch’ since those with existing licenses were told that upgrades at a discounted price is part of what we were paying for when we made the initial purchase at the full price.Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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[Scott Sheriff] “The catch is that it is $999. Period. No $299 for those that have exiting licenses.”
You mean no UPGRADE pricing for people with FCP 6 or earlier? Or just additional licenses?
Shane
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[Scott Sheriff] “No $299 for those that have exiting licenses.”
B&H says 7 to 14 days. They’d normally have Discontinued.
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[Shane Ross] “You mean no UPGRADE pricing for people with FCP 6 or earlier? Or just additional licenses?”
Sorry I was unclear on that. I’m in the Apple system as an existing FCS2 user purchased directly from apple, and that was confirmed by the person at the call center. The price I was quoted was $999. When I said that I had a valid serial number, from a previous version, and this is an upgrade, I was told the price is still $999 usd. My guess is that if we complain about this enough, it will eventually be resolved as an ‘oversight’, and the upgrade price will be offered. But as of right now, I was told there is no $299 upgrade for anyone.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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Get it while you can.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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[Craig Seeman] “B&H says 7 to 14 days. They’d normally have Discontinued.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/639516-REG/Apple_MB643Z_A_Final_Cut_S...”Well, that is interesting. I was told there is no ‘upgrade’ pricing when I called apple to order it. Looks like I’ll go with B&H if/when this becomes available.
Scott Sheriff
Director
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” —Red Adair
Where were you on 6/21?
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will they be coming out with FCP 8 in the future?
i have 7 – paid $999 a year or so ago. will i be able to upgrade to a new version in the future for 299?
thanks
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“Plisskin? I thought you were dead!”
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Maybe Apple realized they were leaving money on the table, not catering to that artificially stimulated demand. By doing it just over the phone, they can stop it again any time they feel like they’ve tapped the vein sufficiently, for any excuse. And this way it may take the edge off the torches and pitchforks crowd who are upset that FCPx isn’t quite finished yet. Sales and PR win/win. But they had to wait for Jobs to step back to suggest it, I reckon.
I don’t begrudge them asking the full price. The main argument from the user community was that they needed complete new seats of the suite, the serious people had upgraded from 6 a long time before.
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