Existing users, 
I purchased the Aperture 2 upgrade, and then discovered the hard way that it can't be used with an academic license for Aperture 1.5. (Yeah, I missed the fine print.) Which means that the financial savings of buying the academic version for version 1 is MORE THAN OFFSET by the additional cost of buying version 2 outright with no upgrade (even at academic the price).
Nice move, Apple. Offer a discount to academic users, then punish them for taking it. Way to build loyalty.
Apple Aperture
Post production tool for photographers.
Version: 2.1.4
WARNING: NO UPGRADE TO ACADEMIC LICENSES!
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: ibeatty Friday, February 22 2008 @ 08:21 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: NO
Comments
WARNING: NO UPGRADE TO ACADEMIC LICENSES! - benjamac
I think you missed the point: The initial academic version is cheaper, the upgrade is the same price as for all owners. I was annoyed as well.Friday, March 28 2008 @ 11:27 AM PDT
WARNING: NO UPGRADE TO ACADEMIC LICENSES! - versiontracker2007
As well it should be. You already had your discount.The upgrade is cheaper than a full acadamic purchase anyway. So... what's the problem? You expected the upgrade to have its own academic discount? You're asking a whole lot that nobody is obliged to give you. Just because you're an "academic" purchaser doesn't entitle you to discounts EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. FOR. EVERY. SINGLE. THING.
I think you missed the point. You DON'T get a free ride.
Monday, July 28 2008 @ 02:21 PM PDT
WARNING: NO UPGRADE TO ACADEMIC LICENSES! - batchtaster1
You state up front that it was your fault for not reading the fine print and then go on to blame them for "punish"ing you and not "build(ing) loyalty". So much for being responsible for your own stuff. Geez.Why would they offer cheap complete products (academic versions) and then offer even cheaper upgrades on those already discounted products? Like, a half-price product for half-price? Because they can't throw money away fast enough? Academic products almost never qualify for an upgrade - they're cheap already.
Perhaps the solution lies in not offering upgrade prices, or alternatively, not offering academic prices. Your pick, because it's clearly too confusing.
BTW, you could have just bought a cheap run-out copy of the "retail" version 1.x and your upgrade license would have kicked in.
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Monday, March 03 2008 @ 02:49 PM PST