Incredible Deal From Apple in iLIfe and iWork 08 Suites

As first posted on my blog (IF you subscribed you would have had this by now...):

Really Cheap SOB Trick of the Week

I don’t know about you guys, but the new iLife and iWork suite of programs from Apple look like winners. This site has been created from day one using iWeb, and although it is not as “web 2.0” as many of my fellow bloggers would like it to be, I like it and it looks pretty cool.

So when I heard that iWork and iLife were being updated, I got pretty excited.

But I also am a self-proclaimed cheap SOB, so, aside form doing something illegal, how could I get my hands on a new copy of iLife and iWork?

Simple: Apple sells copies of both of these suites for about half the retail cost, if it is bought for school use.

iLife and iWork for $39.00 each for school use. So you can pretty much get both programs for use at your school for the price of one of the programs.

(If you want to buy yourself a personal copy, it will cost you $71.00 as an educator.)

Simply go to www.apple.com/education and get a proposal.

Now, how about getting these programs even cheaper than that?

How about a 500 seat site license for only $249.00? That’s right , apple is selling a 500 seat site license for either one of these for $249.00. That is about fifty cents a seat! Did you get that? FIFTY CENTS A SEAT!!!

Check it out:

http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/sitelicense.html

From the iLife web site:

iLife and iWork K-12 School Site License

For three decades, Apple has helped schools empower teachers, simplify systems, and inspire students to achieve more. To celebrate our 30-year commitment to education, Apple is introducing K-12 site licenses for both iLife and iWork. At just $249* for either suite, your students gain access to the best tools to prepare them for life and work using critical 21st century skills.

* With iLife, students can express themselves with images, movies, music, and other audio, such as podcasting.

* With iWork, students and teachers can easily create, present, and publish their rich-media work with style.

The powerful combination of iLife and iWork gives students all the tools they need to create and share compelling digital media projects.

Purchasing a K-12 School Site License

* K-12 institutions can purchase school site licenses of either iLife ’08 or iWork ’08 for up to 500 seats at just $249 for either suite.

* iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 school site licenses also permit the installation of iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 on up to 50 additional faculty computers, for the specific purpose of creating and revising lessons for their classrooms.

* iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 school site licenses are available starting August 7, 2007. Contact your Apple Sales Representative today for more information.

Why iLife and iWork Are Essential for Education

iLife and iWork are powerful tools that engage students and inspire creativity and individual expression—all while making learning more relevant. Whether students are making visual records of science experiments, producing and presenting historical documentaries, or recording foreign language podcasts, with iLife and iWork every subject comes to life.

All iLife and iWork applications use the same interfaces and tools, providing a familiar feel, minimizing learning time, and making it easy to share media between applications.

Designed to work seamlessly with the Mac, iLife and iWork give students and teachers the freedom to get straight to learning and creating, rather than spending countless hours just learning how to use the software.

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