iWork? Does Anyone Care?

[LazyStarGazer]

I took my iPhone 5 to an Apple store on Sep. 18th, the day iOS 7 dropped.
Because of a camera issue, they swapped it out and gave me a new one, which was activated that day in the store.

Today while looking around in the App Store, I noticed that Pages, Numbers & Keynote were available as a free download.
I may never use them, but I downloaded them anyway.
If it's free, I'll take a dozen, lol.

A year ago I payed for and downloaded iPhoto, iMovie & Garage Band, but nothing from the iWork suite.

So, either this was a fluke, or these apps are available to any newly activated device, not just the 5S & 5C.
If you know of anyone getting a 4S, have them try it.

Screenies available upon request.

 

[kch50428]

It appears that any new device activated after September 1st can get the iWork apps gratis... and as noted above - once they show up as purchased in your iTunes, you can install them on other devices under the same AppleID...

 

[Peligro911]

It appears that any new device activated after September 1st can get the iWork apps gratis... and as noted above - once they show up as purchased in your iTunes, you can install them on other devices under the same AppleID...

I can confirm this

 

[Fausty82]

It appears that any new device activated after September 1st can get the iWork apps gratis... and as noted above - once they show up as purchased in your iTunes, you can install them on other devices under the same AppleID...

I can confirm this

Me, too...

http://forums.imore.com/ios-7/262153-iwork-apps-ios-7-a.html#post2085662

 

[kch50428]

Since Apple is giving it away with new devices... they ought drop the price for the rest of us... I'm not about to drop $9.99 per... I'd go up to $1.99 per though...

 

[Peligro911]

Since Apple is giving it away with new devices... they ought drop the price for the rest of us... I'm not about to drop $9.99 per... I'd go up to $1.99 per though...

Or eventually when u upgrade you will get them for free

 

[LazyStarGazer]

Since Apple is giving it away with new devices... they ought drop the price for the rest of us... I'm not about to drop $9.99 per... I'd go up to $1.99 per though...

Depends what their goals are.
Is Apple encouraging people to upgrade their devices?
Do they want large scale adoption of their iWork apps?
Or something else?