support.apple.com - 1/20/2009
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Release date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:41:00 GMT
arstechnica.com - 1/21/2009
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arstechnica.com —
iWork has traditionally required a serial number, whether
installed via digital download or retail box. The newest...
version of the suite, however, no longer needs a serial number if installed from a retail box DVD. What is Apple up to? Read More...
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Apple stops requiring serial numbers for boxed iWork '09
blogs.computerworld.com - 1/26/2009
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blogs.computerworld.com —
For those who thought they were getting a
free version of iWork, some got a lot more...
than they bargained for. Intego solutions today released an alert saying that Mac Trojan Horse OSX.Trojan.iServices.A was found in in pirated Apple iWork '09 that ...
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There is a Trojan in pirated copies of Apple's iWork '09
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Apple stops requiring serial numbers for boxed iWork '09
Infinite Loop —
Software serial numbers. You can't live with 'em, but you can't support future development without 'em unless you buy iWork '09 in a retail box. Last night, I caught an Apple support document in my RSS feeds that is simply titled: iWork '09: Serial number not required for installation of retail boxes . Making good on the title with a few short sentences, Apple states that retail boxes of iWork '09 no longer come with serial numbers. "Install iWork '09 from the enclosed disc and you're ready to go," the chummy doc says. Previous versions of iWork, including the most recent ...
No more serial numbers in iWork retail boxes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... retail boxes may be surprised by what they don't find inside. Namely, a registration code. Apple has stopped shipping iWork with a registration code starting with version '09. "Install iWork '09 from the enclosed disc and you're ready to go," says Apple. ...
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Apple drops anti-piracy measures form iWork '09
macnn.com 1/20/2009 — Apple has removed a common security measure from its iWork '09 office suite, according to an official support document. Mirroring a decision taken with iLife, which is bundled with new Macs as well as sold separately, Apple has eliminated the need to ...
Apple drops anti-piracy measures from iWork '09
appleinsider.com 1/24/2009 — Apple has dropped serial number verification in the new retail version of iWork 09, making the revised office suite simply "just work" for new users who have purchased it.