Apple Inc. ((google> pre·sum·a·ble
adj.
That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. for free, (9to5mac) rumors believed the company would eliminate the cost of iWork applications once iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks was released to the public. Now we finally have some support to these rumors: Code within the (ibtimes) iOS 7 beta 3 suggests Apple will release all its iWork and iLife apps for free.
(translate.google German site ifun , which initially discovered the code within iOS 7, noted that Apple’s typical pop-up window for its App Store that’s shown to users when they launch the application for the first time now includes its entire iWork and iLife suites, including Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iPhoto and iMovie. The pop-up in iOS 7 says, “To make the best use of your iPhone we recommend these free apps from Apple.”
We imagine Apple is making this decision for two reasons: It would be difficult, if not completely unnecessary, to release iWork on the Web and iOS but charge users for it. But more importantly, Apple probably just wants to use iWork and iLife as selling points for its new hardware also set to release this fall with iOS 7. Apple is expected to launch an incentivize in·cen·tiv·ize
tr.v. in·cen·tiv·ized, in·cen·tiv·iz·ing, in·cen·tiv·iz·es
To offer incentives or an incentive to; motivate: new customers to adopt iOS devices now more than ever. The release of iOS 7 will certainly help with Apple’s hardware sales this fall, but the release of iWork and iLife as free apps could be one of the biggest selling points for iOS products and Mac products this season. After all, nobody wants to pay an extra $30 on necessary productivity applications when you’re already spending upwards of $200 for a new iPhone or $500 for a new iPad.
Besides the rumors of free iWork and iLife applications, (apple) iOS 7 introduces a complete usher in Verb 1. usher in – be a precursor of; “The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period”
inaugurate, introduce
commence, lead off, start, begin – set in motion, cause to start; “The U.S. plenty of important new features and tools to discover and use. Most notable among the new iOS 7 features: the helpful Control Center that contains quick access to important settings; the built-in AirDrop air·drop
n.
A delivery, as of supplies or troops, by parachute from aircraft.
tr. & intr.v. air·dropped, air·drop·ping, air·drops
To drop or be dropped from an aircraft.
Noun 1. feature for sharing photos or documents with other iPhone users in the area; and much more.
Once again, we expect Apple has pegged the release date for iOS 7 to be (ibtimes) Wednesday, Sept. 18 — exactly 100 days after the June 10 unveiling of iOS 7. The release date of iOS 7 is also expected to (ibtimes) precede the release of at least one new iPhone model; we believe the new iPhone 5S will see its release date just two days after the public release of iOS 7, on (ibtimes) Friday, Sept. 20 . Hopefully, iOS 7 products will be the first to offer Apple’s suite of professional and creative toolkits for free.
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