Apple makes iMovie, iLife suite of apps free for macOS and iOS users
Apple is making its iWork and iLife suite of
productivity apps free for Mac and iOS users. Back in 2013, Apple started
offering its iMovie and iLife apps for free to new hardware customers, but continued
to sell them to those who haven't updated their hardware. Now, Apple is
completely dropping the price on its iWork and iLife apps,
According to 9to5Mac, iMovie and Garageband for iOS
retailed at $4.99 for new customers, while Pages, Keynote and Numbers were
priced at $9.99 each for new customers using older hardware. On Mac, iMovie and
GarageBand were listed for $14.99 and $4.99 respectively. Pages, Keynote and
Numbers each carried a price tag of $19.99 for new customers using older
hardware. Apple has either bundled or sold these apps for free to iPhones,
iPads, iPods and Macs sold after September 2013.
MacRumors reports that Apple's shift to free model
would allows customers using older hardware to get latest versions without
paying extra. Apple has also put out a document detailing how to get copies of
these apps under company's Volume Purchase Program. Apple is reportedly
planning to drop support for 32-bit apps with the launch of iOS 11, and this
move will help it distribute latest version of the app to all users directly.
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