Getting iWork for Free on Older Macs

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Get iWork for Free on any OS X Mavericks Machine

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Apple recently introduced a new version of the iWork suite of office productivity apps and announced that all new Mac and iOS devices will get it for free. Well, if you're not purchasing a new Mac but have upgraded to the new OS X Mavericks, you can get in on the action with a simple hack. Miloot.com explains how to get it working:

Apple Makes iWork Free, Adds Collaboration and Many Other Features

Apple just announced that iWork, along with iLife and OS X Mavericks, will come free with all Macs…Read more

1) Quit the App Store app

2) Visit http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/A...

3) Click Download

4) Click External Mirror 1

5) Download and Install the DMG file

6) Open up at least one of the applications and select 30 day trial

7) Wait a few minutes (1-2 min)

8) Open up the App Store app

9) Check the Updates tab and you should see an update for iWork

10) Install updates

11) You will now have two copies of each application (Pages, Keynote, Numbers). Erase the old ones from the iWork folder.

We weren't able to test this out ourselves, but if this Reddit thread is anything to go by, it seems to work pretty well. A cursory search on social networks also shows that people are still successful with it. So try it out and let us know how it went for you.

iWork for Free in OS X Mavericks | Miloot