Buy Aperture 3 or wait for Aperture 4?

I'm looking to buy Aperture, but rumor has it version 4 is on the way. Should I buy version 3 now and hope 4 is a ways away or wait it out?
How likely is it if I buy version 3 now, apple will let me upgrade to 4 for free? I know there's no upcoming apple events (that have been annouced anyway), but is it possible they will just push it out without an event?

No one here can answer your question. We are users just like yourself so we know nothing about what when Apple will release anything.
Allan

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Thank you guys for your answer.
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HT202159 An error occurred in the App Store. Try again later(13)..I wait for months!!! please help me! Can't download or update, install and buy! iMac 2008, OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53).

An error occurred in the App Store. Try again later(13)
Can't download or update, install and buy!
I wait for months!!! please help me!
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Regards
Roy

Well put. (I'm about to finish upgrading my on-line portfolio to a more expensive gallery hosting site in order to remove more distractions. My goal is to show the pictures, not the packaging, be it a site or a slideshow.)
leonieDF wrote:
Lastly, can we purchase additional slideshow themes for Aperture 3? thks
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Yes. The email states:
3. The trial version of Aperture 3 cannot upgrade a library created by an older version of Aperture. This is only supported in licensed versions of Aperture 3 since it permanently upgrades the library.
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HT201071 When will RAW support for Pentax K3 be available for OSX and Aperture 3, finally? Really very much waiting for it!!!

When will RAW support for Pentax K3 be available for OSX and Aperture 3, finally? Really very much waiting for it!!!

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