[MacDV] Re: FCP 3 Academic

[Kunga]

Yes it is not a good new pricing system. The new "academic" upgrade 
price of $399 is the same price as the non-academic retail version 
upgrade price. Only the new Full Version FCP 4 academic @ $499 is less 
than the retail price of $999. Somebody in the academic division didn't 
stick up for their constituency in the marketing department. This is a 
huge loophole-window of opportunity in the pricing scheme that I was 
able to take advantage of. You still have until Friday evening 7 PM 
eastern to do the same.

k

On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 09:19  AM, Mark M. Florida wrote:

> 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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