Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is scheduled to be released next month. Apple’s next operating system is aggressively priced at $29 for a single-user license and $49 for the five license Family Pack. With the $29 and $49 price tag, Apple is really pushing Snow Leopard into the hands of Leopard users. After all, “Snow Leopard is a better Leopard,” according to Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering.
But what about those who can’t wait for September; those who had to get the latest MacBook Pros announced back in June. Well, Apple has a sweet deal for them.
Under the Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date Program, customers who bought their Macs on or after June 8, 2009 (the day of the WWDC ’09 Keynote), they will be able to upgrade to Snow Leopard for only $9.95. Eligible customers just need to fill up and submit a form that has to be postmarked or faxed 90 days within the date of purchase or by December 26, 2009, whichever is earlier.
In the Philippines, the cost to upgrade under this program is P590 (shipping and handling fee included). Apple has a list of eligible new and refurbished Mac computers in case you need to check if your Mac can take advantage of the promo.
I’m thinking of getting the 13-inch MacBook Pro this week or next week, and I’m thankful that Apple has offered the P590 upgrade. Since our household has three Intel Macs, plus the MacBook Pro I’m getting, I think the Snow Leopard Family Pack would be a better choice. We’ll just spread the cost around.
There’s no price yet for the Snow Leopard Family Pack in Philippine pesos, however, by using the $49 pricing and the cost of the Up-to-Date program in the US and here in the Philippines, I’d hazard a guess that the five-license pack will cost around P3,000.
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#1 by Nick on 08/14/2009 - 6:55 PM
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Will the $29-price apply here in the country as well?
#2 by Jim on 08/15/2009 - 3:02 AM
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The low upgrade cost from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard also applies here in the Philippines. However, figuring out the cost isn’t as simple as multiplying $29 to the current exchange rate (as of writing this, the peso is pegged at 48.06 to $1). If you compare US Apple Store prices with prices here in the Philippines, it would seem we are paying more than the US customers. Not exactly.
My guess is the prices that we see at the Philippine Apple Online Store already includes VAT. If you factor that in, the cost would run about the same. Also, don’t forget that in the US, they add the state’s corresponding sales tax at checkout.
My estimate on the cost of Snow Leopard is between ₱1,550 to ₱1,590 for a single-user license. The Family Pack should be between ₱2,350 to ₱2,450.
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