Aperture 2.0 (YES!) Education Pricing

I just called Apple, because the upgrade policy on the web site was unclear. It just specified that you need a 1.5 serial number. The rep said that its the typical Apple deal, no academic upgrade incentive is offered. Hopefully they will clarify that on the web site soon so people don't get stuck with a dead upgrade package.

On a related note, it sure would be nice if Apple offered a Pro User or cross-grade incentive for those of us who own retail versions of other Pro Apps such as Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio.

Even Adobe offers an upgrade path from both educational and cross grade software. Apple, are you reading this?

I was about to click the upgrade - i bought Aperture 1.0 on education pricing (back when it was $499 retail or what ever it was originally) -- so are you saying that if i buy the $99 upgrade shown on their site that it won't work for me? I'll have to buy the $199 version?

I'm sure that is what you mean, but i just wanna be clear before i make a mistake.

When I go to the Education store, I see Aperture 2.0 Academic (not an upgrade) for $69. Good deal.

Aperture 2 Academic is 179$ on the EDU apple store right now.

I personally would spend the extra 20$ to get the "retail" version just so i had an upgrade path in the future, and no legal restrictions on usage.

There's no info about an upgrade, and the link that was there for it, has been replaced/removed. I suspect they're discussing options for upgrades.

At least i have something to use my tax returns on.

When I go to the ed store, I see $199 on the new Aperture ad, but the link is broken -- takes me to a "not in the store" error.

When I go through the left menu in the ed store, I get to a $179 price, with $159 volume licenses.

The "no upgrades" was printed right on the box of A1, I think.

where do you see $69 upgrade price?

Where do you see that? When I go to Apple Education, it says Aperture isn't available.

It appears that this only works for the customized Apple Education Store for specific Schools. I enter the Eduction store via the dialog confirming my School, and then select "Create a Proposal for Your School" from the Institutional Purchases section. The subsequent pages bring links for various items, including Aperture 2 Academic for $69. This does not currently work for Personal Purchases.

I called apple and asked if I could get the upgrade and I do have the edu version but I got mine less then 30days ago! I was told NO!

In reading the posts above it still isn't clear if the academic version of Aperture 1 is upgradable via the $99 charge. I looked over my academic Ap1 box and nowhere is it written that it can't be upgraded. Did I just waste $99?

Will be curious to know! I'm reading every thread i can find and we may not know until your box arrives and the upgrade serial number is tried.

Don't know why apple doesn't just sell this electronically!

I'm in my corporate apple store and there's a listing for "Aperture 2 Upgrade Activation Key- INT" - but there's absolutely no description and it says "ships in 24 hours" - so i don't know if it is just the key or whether there's a box shipping with it. Not sure i'm willing to spend the $ to just see what happens LOL

My original purchase was 299 i think for the edu price on the original 1.0 release - and i did get that $100 rebate some time ago so i guess i've paid $199 for it so far.

I really hope that there is an upgrade path for the Academic 1.5 version. I bought the upgrade thinking that it work. I will be extremely disappointed if the upgrade will not work for me. Come on Apple!

Well, I guess I am going to have to call Apple and get it canceled then to be better safe than sorry?

Let us know what Apple says...Thanks

well call me silly, but i just ordered the Aperture Upgrade Activation Key from the corporate store - i'm sort of assuming they'll send me the registration key via email? May be a mistake, but i figure i can at least sell it to someone later since i'm getting corporate pricing if it doesn't work.

Will let you know what happens - haven't gotten any email yet other than the Order Acknowledgment

Yep, they don't work. Just got off the phone with Apple relations. They weren't able to cancel my order since it was already being processed. But a friendly person by the name of George rebated my shipping and is going to get me a FedEx label to return the boxed upgrade for a full refund.