[MacDV] Re: FCP 3 Academic

[Mark M. Florida]

I, too, bought the academic version of FCP3 a while ago.  To me the
difference now is that there's an upgrade price for owners of previous
academic versions, which is more than the old "standard" non-upgrade price,
and the regular academic price has gone up even more.

I say, either keep the price the same as FCP3 for academic users ($299?) and
don't offer any upgrade pricing (as with FCP3), or offer upgrades for like
$199 and full versions for $399...  That pricing structure would offer some
kind of "reward" for people to stick with FCP and move to the new version,
while giving Apple a little more money for people who are buying it new.  To
me $399 new and $199 upgrade makes a whole lot more sense for academic
pricing...  But I'm not the new-and-improved money-grabbing Apple Computer,
Inc.  :-\

Maybe they see the new features in FCP4 as justification for the new higher
pricing? 

> So basically you are able to get FCP4 for $350 and since I bought 3 a
> while ago it's going to cost me $399? That doesn't make sense.
> 
> Why do they keep doing such lame, irritating ****?
> That is so Microsoft!
> 
> I'm going to write them an angry letter!
> 
>> If you already have academic 3 you bought before April 6, the academic
>> upgrade price is $399. I bought an academic 3 for $299 at the college
>> bookstore at San Louis Obispo Cal Poly Tech Monday and the upgrade
>> price was $50. April 6 to June 20 is the window to get the upgrade
>> this cheap way and own both versions. You still have thru Friday
>> evening 7PM eastern time to find an academic copy of FCP 3 for $299,
>> buy it, and fax the upgrade form along with your receipt and $50
>> credit card info to get FCP 4
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