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Upgrade trading-up and Apple policy question
Well, I got the word our new editing macs will be delivered late next week, with FCS 7, Motion 4, etc. and Leopard. Just in time to get obsoleted this April, according to the rumors. Can’t be helped, government procurement takes lots of lead time.
I was wondering though, what Apple policy is about such things; if you get your stuff this month and they announce a new version within just a couple of weeks in April, is there a way to trade-up without a loss? Or am I doomed forever to be a version behind unless I pay twice in one fiscal quarter?
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I think the usual policy is a 14-day grace period, but that’s generally for OSes, not pro apps. Some say that they’ve gotten the Apple Store to allow them to return/exchange the software for the newest, but that’s not guaranteed.
Of course, the new OS X Lion will probably be dirt cheap, but FCS upgrades get pricey real quickly.
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$299 is pricey?
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