I recently purchased MacBook Air (mid 2013), and I didn't get iLife with it. However, I did get iWork for free ( I'm able to download it in AppStore for free). Can someone explain me why iLife is not free for me?
I also have iMac (2009), and there I had iLife installed on it from beginning, and I can also download iWork for free from AppStore.
Also, from iPhone 5S that I have, I can download iPhoto for free.
I'm using same account for all stores.
Every new machine or iOS device purchased from Apple includes the 3 remaining iLife apps (iMovie, iPhoto and Garageband). Those that ship with 10.9 also get iWork apps at no charge.
If your older machine had the previous version of the iWork apps installed then the newer versions are a free download. The same for iLife apps.
Then why I didn't get iLife apps with my MacBook Air? :-/ I can download iPhoto from AppStore but I need to pay 14.99$! -.-
Did you buy it from Apple or somewhere else?
If elsewhere then you got pooched.
I bought it at BestBuy in Vancouver. It was on sale from 1099$ to 999$. My friend yesterday bought same model also at BestBuy (Calgary) but for regular price of 1099$, and he has iWork + iLife free. Is it possible because of sale that I didn't get iLife?
As I said earlier, all new machines that ship with Mavericks include iLife and iWork apps.
Your machine purchase was prior to the Mavericks release so it shipped with Mountain Lion. I don't know how you got the iWork apps at no charge and were able to upgrade them.
I guess someone at Best Buy installed the wrong software on your machine. They gave you iWork ($45) but left off iLife (also $45).
The math says it's a wash. You could complain at Best Buy or spend the $45 for the apps you should have gotten for free.
I guess that's the reason why my MacBook was on sale! 🙂 Thanks for helping me out. I'm not able to complain at Best Buy because my friend bought me Macbook Air when he was leaving Vancouver ( i'm from Europe).Atleast, good thing is that I have iLife on my iMac. 🙂
MacBook Air iPhoto problem
