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Authored by: juzzyp on Jan 20, '06 11:25:59AM

I am not sure I see the validity oif this argument. sure, you buy Adobe CS2 for $1200, you want an upgrade path, but I cannot see how buying iWork 05 in Dec 05 is any less risky than buying a software game like Madden 05 right before Madden 06 comes out.

You determine if you really need the new features, and if not, you enjoy the 05 game for what it is (it is exactly what it said on the package when you biught it), and then you replace it in 6 months with a (cheaper) 06 version, or wait till 07. Roundabout the same price as iWork to.

At least Apple lets you know there will be yearly updates. Try buying a Treo 650 one month before Treo 700 comes out. No upgrade path their either.

This seems a little like a storm in a teacup, and probably attached to our emotional response when we suddenly realize we dont have the latest and greatest?



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