Quicktime Pro

[realisticphish]

I'm going to ask here, since Apple's lack of any online tech support has wittled my patience down to pure rage.

If I were to buy a QT Pro key now, on my 10.3.9 eMac, would I be able to transfer it to either a 10.4 update or a new 10.4 equipped computer? one of the two is in the near future (hopefully the latter), and I was curious if it would be better to wait until i got 10.4

Thanks

[Poiuyt]

1. QT Pro 7 needs a new key from QT Pro 6

I believe it costs 29.95

[LifeDuringWartime]

2. as long as you buy it for quicktime 7

and since quicktime 7 is compatible with 10.3.x i think you'd be fine. you can actually use the upgrade key as many times as you want, if you have multiple computers. i dont think youre supposed to but, well, apple is more trusting than microsoft.

[realisticphish]

3. cool

i just downloaded 7, so i think i'll get the key

Thanks!

[suston96]

4. Quicktime Pro 7 boondoggle by Apple

For you who are not aware go here: http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?[e-mail]1aIbzS2U.1@.ee6ba92

And read about the many problems unsuspecting Apple Quicktime And Tiger customers have run into.

One poster told me that I missed Steve Jobs Keynote speech at MacWorld where I would have been told that my Quicktime Pro 6 key which I had just bought on-line a month before the upgrade to QT 7 would not work on QT 7.

So here is a post I made at that Apple Discussion board:

A Mac apologist said:

" Was I the only one that heardm, during the keynote at MacWorld, that QT7 Pro would require a new key? "

I replied:

"You have to attend the MacWorld expo to be told about the QT Pro key?

Oh, dear! Then it's all my fault.

Seriously, and let me spell it out:

When ordering a Quicktime Pro 6 key On March 11, 2005, ON-LINE - from the Apple Store, (which is what I did) the appropriate and honest thing for Apple to have done would have been to make notice ON-LINE before I ordered, that a new upgrade to Quicktime was in the market and that the Quicktime Pro 6 key would not work on the new upgrade, Quicktime 7.

As a matter of fact, attempting any sales after the upgrade was announced WITHOUT such a warning borders on professional and market dishonesty.

There is no way that a merchant can get away with selling an obsolete product to unsuspecting cutomers.

Not everyone goes to MacWorld. Not everyone is so finely tuned to upgrades and their intricacies to react the way some of you have.

Make all the excuses for Apple you want, and there are plenty of you running around this board doing just that. But those of us who have been had - those of us who are unable to attend MacWorld Expos, placed their trust in a company we thought was on our side.

Instead, it is a company that has tried to milk an obsolete product for all it can get by foisting it on unsuspecting and sadly, even on some long time and faithful customers."

That's what is happening. Buying Apple product? Beware!

[emulatorloo]

5. If you are on 10.3.9, reinstall QT 6.5.2 - downgrader linked here:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime652reinstallerformac.html

OK, now if you have 6 Pro enabled on 10.3.9. and you want to install 7 w/o buying Pro, then rename your Quicktime Player something like Quicktime Player Pro 6. Then install 7. You will have a new Quicktime Player for 7, and your old Player Pro 6 which will still have the 6 Pro features (of course you won't have the 7 Pro features unless you buy a Pro Key.

PS> call the apple store, explain that you just bought Pro 6, see if the will upgrade you to 7

[suston96]

6. Calling Apple

Have been e-mailing Apple and so far no progress.

I upgraded to Tiger so I cannot reinstall 6.5.2.

But I saved 6.5.2 on an external Firewire drive that has the 10.3.9 system but I am having trouble booting.

I get a panic message saying the the driver is messed up.

[mrbassman03]

7. If you feel like you have already given Apple what they deserve...

I can point you in the direction of the QT7 Pro Key...

[suston96]

8. Not quite done yet...

"If you feel like you have already given Apple what they deserve...

I can point you in the direction of the QT7 Pro Key..."

Nah! This is about principle.