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Mac App Store Bug Upgrading Illegal And Trial Software

Apple made an awful lot of its software free this week, including its latest OS X update, iWork and iLife.

But according to a bug spotted by 9to5Mac, it may have inadvertently made a bunch more software free too - and open to abuse by hackers.

It seems that any user who had previously downloaded a trial or illegally downloaded version of iWork, iLife or the premium photo software Aperture is now being moved to legal, downloaded copies.

It means that much of Apple's software, including the 54.99 Aperture, can be downloaded for free, relatively straightforwardly.

Many users report being inadvertently upgraded automatically, as the Mac App Store handles which software is ready to be updated for you.

Meanwhile Apple has pulled the trial versions of its software from its website - apparently in recognition of the bug.

Below: 9 Biggest Surprises From Apple's October 2013 Launch

iPad Mini With Retina Display

The new Mini is not a hugely surprising update in theory, but is an excellent one in person. It looks just as if someone has lifted a plastic sheet off the screen of the old version, allowing the new Retina display to shine with 2048 x 1536 pixels - the same as on the iPad Air.

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Apple is all about the hardware

Published: Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013 | 11:02 AM ET

Apple's 'Free' strategy takes on Microsoft

CNBC's Josh Lipton talks to Jill Duffy, PCMag.com, about Apple's decision to give its software away for free and how it's likely to impact Microsoft.

You may be able to get more of Apple's software for free, but you'll still have to pay a pretty penny for its hardware.

(Read more: Live blog: Apple reveals new iPad Air, iPad Mini )

At a media event Tuesday, the tech giant showed off its latest line of iPadsthe new iPad Air and the iPad Miniboth of which sport some significant upgrades.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook presents the new iPad Air at an event in San Francisco

And the devices weren't the only things to get a boost.

While pricing on the iPad Air remained the same as that of its predecessors, the iPad Mini, Apple's second-generation 7-inch tablet, is about $70 more than the first version, which started at $329.

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Will Apple's free software finally destroy Microsoft?

October 23, 2013, 2:13 PM Apple's Free Software and Microsoft Apple just made OS X Mavericks and the iLife and iWork applications free. Fast Company speculates on how this will hurt Microsoft and its Windows franchise.

The largest benefit to Apple, however, could come through the disruption it might bring to Microsoft's business model. Last year, Redmond brought in $19.23 billion from the Windows division, with 65% of that coming from licensing its operating system to OEMs. With Apple offering its sleeker, better-reviewed operating system now for free, Microsoft's pricing for Windows--both to average consumers and enterprise customers, as well as possibly OEMs--will seem outlandishly high by comparison.

Apple also decided to make its iLife and iWork productivity suite free, another headache for Microsoft, which continues to generate significant revenues from its Office suite of products. Certainly, Apple's productivity suite doesn't have the adoption rates of Microsoft's Office and Excel programs. But by offering its suite for free, Apple--of all companies--makes Microsoft look greedy for deciding this year to start charging for Office 365 on an annual subscription basis: $99 per year. As Apple executive Eddy Cue snarked, "Others would have you pay a small fortune" to use their software.

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I think it's a little too early to be writing Microsoft's obituary. But there's no doubt that these moves by Apple make its mobile and desktop platforms more appealing than Windows in terms of software costs.

We'll have to wait and see how things play out though to really know how much it will hurt Microsoft. They can't be happy about this in Redmond though, it's yet another smack upside their heads by Apple.

A Review of OS X Mavericks PCMag takes a look at what OS X Mavericks has to offer.

Year after year, Apple proves that it knows exactly what's needed in an operating system upgrade. Just like the last few upgrades of Apple's desktop-and-laptop operating system, OS X Mavericks (free) smoothly slots in a few hundred new features, but doesn't force you to forget what you already knew about OS X or send you on wild-goose chases for features that you used to rely on.

Once again, Mavericks shows that Apple got it right when it chose to create separate operating systems for computers on one hand and for phones and tablets on the other. OS X is the smoothest, most reliable, most convenient, and most manageable consumer-level operating system on the planet, and you'll need a very good reason to choose anything else.

OS X remains the best consumer-level desktop operating system, despite Microsoft's impressive catch-up in Windows 8.1. Top-notch, unobtrusive security is a major plus, as is tight integration with social media and the ability to run Windows applications through third-party apps.

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