Comments on: How to get Mac OS X Leopard for as low as $40 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: beavis http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-671006 beavis Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:19:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-671006 :/ pretty good idea as far as im concerned. some people just dont care about licence agreements nobody in their right mind is going to read through one of those awful things unless they are bored... :/ pretty good idea as far as im concerned. some people just dont care about licence agreements nobody in their right mind is going to read through one of those awful things unless they are bored…

]]> By: crack http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-643454 crack Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:44:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-643454 you guys seen that 2 guys 1 horse video? siiiiiiick! you guys seen that 2 guys 1 horse video? siiiiiiick!

]]> By: Anon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-590804 Anon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:03:20 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-590804 And... you obviously don't get it. Don't worry. Keep studying. One day you'll understand Econ 101. And… you obviously don’t get it. Don’t worry. Keep studying. One day you’ll understand Econ 101.

]]> By: Matt http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-589851 Matt Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:55:38 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-589851 What's your problem people? We already have to pay for the Apple hardware, why should we then have to spend another couple hundred on an OS that gets updated like annually What’s your problem people? We already have to pay for the Apple hardware, why should we then have to spend another couple hundred on an OS that gets updated like annually

]]> By: Matt http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-589849 Matt Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:51:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-589849 First off, I am also a student. It's not sad or pathetic that he's encouraging people to save money because a company wants a ridiculous amount for their product. Good job First off, I am also a student.

It’s not sad or pathetic that he’s encouraging people to save money because a company wants a ridiculous amount for their product.

Good job

]]> By: Anon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-559481 Anon Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:14:24 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-559481 Did anyone ever wonder why the Leopard academic price (online) went up in the first place? Perhaps because of practices like this... (And yes, I know this blog has died. Just figured it was worth weighing in) Did anyone ever wonder why the Leopard academic price (online) went up in the first place? Perhaps because of practices like this…

(And yes, I know this blog has died. Just figured it was worth weighing in)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-528732 Anonymous Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:57:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-528732 you guys all have good points, but all are wrong about some things. you should be mad that big companys like apple and microsoft rip us off so bad, when they already have enough money through all of their other products and endorsements, however stealing (sharing with others) an OS that you did not even pay half of regular price for is just ridiculous. My solution is instead of getting pissed about this sh*t, just ask a friend or family to get you the OS you want, and dual boot it on a PC. *****you can put MAC on a PC now!!! its fairly easy!!!****** just saying. happy holidays. you guys all have good points, but all are wrong about some things. you should be mad that big companys like apple and microsoft rip us off so bad, when they already have enough money through all of their other products and endorsements, however stealing (sharing with others) an OS that you did not even pay half of regular price for is just ridiculous. My solution is instead of getting pissed about this sh*t, just ask a friend or family to get you the OS you want, and dual boot it on a PC. *****you can put MAC on a PC now!!! its fairly easy!!!****** just saying.

happy holidays.

]]> By: Paulie http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-517798 Paulie Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:28:58 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-517798 Why do people want to pay for software, I'm a developer and i have never paid for a piece of software ever apart from games. If software houses wanted people to buy their products then they should not set such ridiculous prices for them. I've just bought a mac a couple of months ago and I think it's mint but I'm not paying £80 for a fricking upgrade, free all the way. At the end of the day I've just given £700 pounds to apple for their hardware so surely I'm entitled to the latest version for free. Companies such as Microsoft and Apple make enough money out of corporate licenses, if Windows had only ever been £40 I would have definitely paid for a legit copy but no they have to get greedy and set a really high price, it's the same with the music and film industry, if they charged less in the first place then most people would feel bad about piracy and simply reach into their pocket. I think some people need to work out their ethics and take their head out of their arse and stop being so pretentious. Why do people want to pay for software, I’m a developer and i have never paid for a piece of software ever apart from games. If software houses wanted people to buy their products then they should not set such ridiculous prices for them. I’ve just bought a mac a couple of months ago and I think it’s mint but I’m not paying £80 for a fricking upgrade, free all the way. At the end of the day I’ve just given £700 pounds to apple for their hardware so surely I’m entitled to the latest version for free. Companies such as Microsoft and Apple make enough money out of corporate licenses, if Windows had only ever been £40 I would have definitely paid for a legit copy but no they have to get greedy and set a really high price, it’s the same with the music and film industry, if they charged less in the first place then most people would feel bad about piracy and simply reach into their pocket. I think some people need to work out their ethics and take their head out of their arse and stop being so pretentious.

]]> By: XS http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-506796 XS Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:34:04 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-506796 The student price that Apple increased is not the same as the one being described. I personally don't see anything wrong with this. It's dishonest but a student did buy it, although not for himself. It's like buying a $2000 Macbook Pro at my school for $1700 for a relative or friend etc. The student price that Apple increased is not the same as the one being described. I personally don’t see anything wrong with this. It’s dishonest but a student did buy it, although not for himself. It’s like buying a $2000 Macbook Pro at my school for $1700 for a relative or friend etc.

]]> By: DC http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-503565 DC Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:53:00 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-503565 Because of people like you, apple increased the student price this time. Because of people like you, apple increased the student price this time.

]]> By: Annonymous http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-502569 Annonymous Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:30:44 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-502569 Notice he said he wasn't a student of UPenn...doesn't mean he is not a student somewhere else, meaning he could be entitled to the academic price. And I doubt this is the reason Apple doesn't give students as good a a dicsount anymore. It's probably due to it's increasing popularity and Apple's growing greediness. Even the Woz seems disgraced by Apple's current direction. Notice he said he wasn’t a student of UPenn…doesn’t mean he is not a student somewhere else, meaning he could be entitled to the academic price.

And I doubt this is the reason Apple doesn’t give students as good a a dicsount anymore. It’s probably due to it’s increasing popularity and Apple’s growing greediness.

Even the Woz seems disgraced by Apple’s current direction.

]]> By: SeLvesTr http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-502562 SeLvesTr Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:24:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-502562 Why didn't you get 38 more friends/people and pay a dollar? Thanks for the tip. :-) Why didn’t you get 38 more friends/people and pay a dollar?

Thanks for the tip. :-)

]]> By: Joe http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-501403 Joe Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:32:35 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-501403 Lady Tima, Are you a complete and utter moron? a) "It's not your money he's stealing, is it?" Who do you think ends up paying for his theft. The consumer that purchased it legally. Look at the education discount at apple store now. There may as well not even be one. It's theft, pure and simple. Basically, your logic is that if someone does not have the money to purchase something, then they should just steal it. My car is getting pretty old and I need to upgrade, but I don't have any money to spare. Any suggestions? We found a real genius here. Lady Tima,

Are you a complete and utter moron?
a) “It’s not your money he’s stealing, is it?” Who do you think ends up paying for his theft. The consumer that purchased it legally. Look at the education discount at apple store now. There may as well not even be one. It’s theft, pure and simple.

Basically, your logic is that if someone does not have the money to purchase something, then they should just steal it. My car is getting pretty old and I need to upgrade, but I don’t have any money to spare. Any suggestions?

We found a real genius here.

]]> By: Lady Tima http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-498731 Lady Tima Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:10:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-498731 I see why everyone's up in arms. Yes, doing illegal things is, well... Illegal. Yes, sharing programs and getting them for less money is discouraged and loses money. But here's the things that bother me about all these people complaining: a) It's not YOUR money he's stealing, is it? b) With Apple's release of the iPhone and new iPods, along with everyone who legally buys Leopard, do you think Apple will miss a few bucks? c) Not all of us have $129 to spare on an upgrade that. d) It's not as if no one has ever downloaded SOMETHING illegally. It happens, and is going to happen in an age where the Internet exists to satisfy every need we could want (and people then try to apply that to real life). So, while I get what people are trying to say, just lay off. If you want him to support the developers, why don't you get a copy of Leopard for him? That way, he gets it for free, you get the satisfaction of knowing he didn't get it illegally, and Mac's money-hoarding developers get their "fair" share. Everyone wins. I see why everyone’s up in arms. Yes, doing illegal things is, well… Illegal. Yes, sharing programs and getting them for less money is discouraged and loses money. But here’s the things that bother me about all these people complaining:

a) It’s not YOUR money he’s stealing, is it?
b) With Apple’s release of the iPhone and new iPods, along with everyone who legally buys Leopard, do you think Apple will miss a few bucks?
c) Not all of us have $129 to spare on an upgrade that.
d) It’s not as if no one has ever downloaded SOMETHING illegally. It happens, and is going to happen in an age where the Internet exists to satisfy every need we could want (and people then try to apply that to real life).

So, while I get what people are trying to say, just lay off. If you want him to support the developers, why don’t you get a copy of Leopard for him? That way, he gets it for free, you get the satisfaction of knowing he didn’t get it illegally, and Mac’s money-hoarding developers get their “fair” share. Everyone wins.

]]> By: Dude http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-496603 Dude Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:47:22 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-496603 lol . . . Leopard is $69 at edu price but that price is only available at the campus stores. Apple stopped making the edu prices available through their edu website. I think its fine that you got a student to grab it for you at edu price. However it is really silly to then share it. As others have said you should either be legit or not, no half and half. But at least you are on apple's side (i.e. OS X) and not the Dark side. :) +2pts. lol . . . Leopard is $69 at edu price but that price is only available at the campus stores. Apple stopped making the edu prices available through their edu website.

I think its fine that you got a student to grab it for you at edu price. However it is really silly to then share it. As others have said you should either be legit or not, no half and half.

But at least you are on apple’s side (i.e. OS X) and not the Dark side. :) +2pts.

]]> By: exapted http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-488030 exapted Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:35:12 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-488030 If you have an ethical problem with this, you need to pull the splintery stake out of your sphincter. There are lots of ways to take a benefit from someone and give it to your self. Creating a poorly designed web page is a good example - it wastes attention, time and perhaps ultimately money for the reader. But when one of the ten commandments is broken (and piracy is "stealing", obnoxiously roars Hollywood at the beginning of most movies in the states), its time to get indignant. I'm sure TechCrunch is happy to lose you xxdesmus. If you have an ethical problem with this, you need to pull the splintery stake out of your sphincter.

There are lots of ways to take a benefit from someone and give it to your self. Creating a poorly designed web page is a good example - it wastes attention, time and perhaps ultimately money for the reader. But when one of the ten commandments is broken (and piracy is “stealing”, obnoxiously roars Hollywood at the beginning of most movies in the states), its time to get indignant. I’m sure TechCrunch is happy to lose you xxdesmus.

]]> By: Matt Hickey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-487897 Matt Hickey Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:59:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-487897 Vince, you've pissed off the Woz. Thanks for that! </sarcasm> Vince, you’ve pissed off the Woz. Thanks for that!

]]> By: Joe http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-485612 Joe Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:56:36 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-485612 Ok, sharing the copy was definitely not cool, that is illegal. However, I think everyone is just pissed because they didn't think of this themselves! Apple is still making money hand-over-fist at $40, and I hardly believe most of these nay-sayers never asked a friend who works somewhere to purchase something with their employee discount. And what about this piss-poor educational discount for not only Leopard but iLife 08 and iWork 08!?! I drove 45 mins to the Apple store to get them using my student ID only to find out I have to purchase them online to get my discount, at $8 a pop it wasn't worth it. From what I have been reading, some schools are getting better discounts on 10.5 than others, that's not cool. I know I'm gonna shop around for the best deal I can get just like I would with ANYTHING I buy. Thanks for the post! Ok, sharing the copy was definitely not cool, that is illegal. However, I think everyone is just pissed because they didn’t think of this themselves! Apple is still making money hand-over-fist at $40, and I hardly believe most of these nay-sayers never asked a friend who works somewhere to purchase something with their employee discount.
And what about this piss-poor educational discount for not only Leopard but iLife 08 and iWork 08!?! I drove 45 mins to the Apple store to get them using my student ID only to find out I have to purchase them online to get my discount, at $8 a pop it wasn’t worth it. From what I have been reading, some schools are getting better discounts on 10.5 than others, that’s not cool. I know I’m gonna shop around for the best deal I can get just like I would with ANYTHING I buy. Thanks for the post!

]]> By: ONJRAY http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-485227 ONJRAY Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:51:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-485227 The highlight of school for me right now is discounts on Mac software. I work was only 39.00, so I hope I get a large discount on leopard too! The highlight of school for me right now is discounts on Mac software. I work was only 39.00, so I hope I get a large discount on leopard too!

]]> By: pixeltarian http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-485051 pixeltarian Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:29:18 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/17/how-to-get-mac-os-x-leopard-for-as-low-as-40/#comment-485051 if you're going to go that far, you may as well go the extra 1/2 mile and torrent the thing... if you’re going to go that far, you may as well go the extra 1/2 mile and torrent the thing…

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