Retail vs Educational version

OK guys, my free trial is almost up, and despite my inadequate hardware I definately am going to buy Aperture ( new MBP coming soon!). I have the opportunity to purchase an educational version due to family at university but...I think I read that the ed version does not benefit from free upgrades. Is this true or did I just imagine it? Is the ed version identical in every way to the retail?
TIA
FlatE
MacMini 1.5 1GBRAM, 12" PB 1.33 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

You are using the word "upgrades" where you should be
using the word "updates."
All software Apple makes is allowed free UPDATES, but
the educational version of Aperture does not permit
discounted UPGRADES.
That being said, buying TWO versions at the
educational discount comes to the same amount as
buying one full version. A full version currently
costs $300 USD. Upgrades tend to run around 50% the
cost of the full version, if not a bit less or more,
so for argument's sake lets say an upgrade to 2.0
will cost $150 USD. By that math, Aperture 2.0 will
cost a total of $450 USD. Or, you could buy the
educational for $150 USD, and then get 2.0
educational for $150 USD and spend a total of $300
USD for the same exact software.
Food for thought...
You are indeed correct about our use of update vs upgrade, and while I feel we are all sure of the meanings it seems Apple themselves are not I quote from their Aperture web-site:
"Free Aperture 1.5 Update: All current owners of Aperture will automatically receive the free upgrade to Aperture 1.5 via Software Update." Oh well.
On the maths side you are not correct however for the UK. As always we get to pay more for the same in the UK, and whilst your 2 for 1 analogy is I'm sure correct for you guys Stateside, in the UK the retail version costs £219, however the Academic version costs £ 138.65, or about 63% of the retail version. Clearly 2 copies of the Academic version in the UK is not such a good deal.
Looks like a retail version for me!
Thanks
FlatE

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