Pages for macOS (requires 10.12 Sierra) and iOS (requires iOS 10) Numbers for macOS (requires 10.12 Sierra) and iOS (requires iOS 10) Keynote for macOS (requires 10.12 Sierra) and iOS (requires iOS 10)
Now, with no announcement or fanfare, Apple has made the current iLife and iWork apps entirely free for all users. However, back in 2013, Apple made those apps free with the purchase of any new Mac or iOS device (see “ New Free iLife and iWork Apps Share across Devices and Platforms,” 22 October 2013). Once upon a time, Apple used to charge for nearly all its software, and especially productivity apps like the iLife and iWork suites. #1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financials.
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Since the apps use the same identifier whether activated or not, the App Store has no way to determine if the trial has been activated. It’s unlikely that Apple can even fix the issue, since the trial versions of old iWork apps are identical to the retail copies (but require a serial number to activate). This bug allows those users to circumvent that process. While the suite is free with the purchase of a new Mac, users on older machines who have never purchased any version of iWork in the past must pay the full price for each app. This allows users to install yesterday’s updated apps without having to pay anything. Since the Mac App Store now detects boxed copies of iWork and allows them to be updated to the Mac App Store version, it seems the trial versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are perceived by the App Store as being a full purchased copy. Users who have previously downloaded the free 30-day iWork trial and kept it on their systems found themselves able to update to the latest version of Apple’s productivity suite for free yesterday due to what is apparently a bug with the way the store finds copies of the software purchased through other sources.
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