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Q: are iWork for iCloud apps going to be free?

I've already purchased iWork for my desktop and iDevices, are these new iCloud apps going to be free?  And if so, will we who previously purchased them be reimbursed?

Posted on Aug 1, 2013 11:42 AM

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Q: are iWork for iCloud apps going to be free?

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  • by Peggy,Helpful

    Peggy Peggy Aug 1, 2013 12:25 PM in response to marvellissimo
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    Aug 1, 2013 12:25 PM in response to marvellissimo

    The iWork apps for iOS & Mac OS are separate purchases for separate operating systems. Apple hasn't said if there will be a charge for the iCloud versions. We'll just have to wait & see.

     

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  • by RGaskill81,Helpful

    RGaskill81 RGaskill81 Aug 16, 2013 6:39 AM in response to marvellissimo
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    Aug 16, 2013 6:39 AM in response to marvellissimo

    I have also purchased iWorks for both my iMac and iOS.  I think those will remain unchanged while iWorks for iCloud will continue to be free.  My gut feeling tells me that Apple wants to try to compete directly with Google Docs which is already free.  Of course this is just speculation and we'll have to wait and see.

  • by Sam Katz1,

    Sam Katz1 Sam Katz1 Sep 3, 2013 8:06 PM in response to marvellissimo
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    Sep 3, 2013 8:06 PM in response to marvellissimo

    Just to be clear, you will not get reimbursed. Pages for icloud has a much lesser feature set than Pages for Mac at present. Pages for ios is somewhere in between.

     

    Your $10-$20 go to support the development team, however small that may seem. Please respect all developers, both third-party and apple ones.

     

    That said, if you contact itunes support, they can make a determination if you are owed a refund. But you generally do that for problems with the apps.

     

    --Sam