For those of you looking to purchase any item from the plethora of hardware announced at yesterday's keynote a Unibody 17" MacBook Pro, but don't want to get stuck with an old version of iLife, have no fear: Apple's iLife '09 iLife Up-to-Date Program has you covered. If you purchased a new Mac on January 6th, or plan to in the coming days, Apple will update your software for the low, low price of $9.95 plus tax.

Before you get upset about the fact that you just dropped almost $3,000 on a machine and now you have to spend an additional $9.99 on the software Apple announced before it was even ready, let's think about their costs for a moment. Surely the cost of a blank DVD, a DVD sheath, a shipping envelope, and postage cost the company at least $1.50. Plus the cost of putting the Web page together, hosting it, and paying people to put the DVD into sheaths and envelopes might add another 15¢ per unit. So after your $3,000 purchase it stands to reason that Apple needs to charge you $9.99 to pay for their $1.50 in costs.

Apple hasn't yet made it clear who your check should be sent to, but they do let us know that if you check the website again on the 12th you can obtain more information. Hey, at least they aren't making you pay full price?