Upgrade to iLife 09

I just purchased iLife 08 about two weeks ago, now I see iLife 09 is out. Is there anyway of getting a free update since so short of time passed? Also, I only bought the one copy since my wife's Mac Pro was the only Mac in the house. After setting up her Mac, I decided to buy one for myself and have since gotten a Mac Mini. Is there anyway to upgrade from a single copy to a family copy without repurchasing?
Thanks.

I'm not so sure if apple would be willing to upgrade a retail copy of of iLife'08 to iLife'09 (assuming the box has been opened).
You might have better luck having apple honor an upgrade to pre-installed software on recent mac purchases as opposed to an opened copy of iLife'08.
I'd also recommend calling apple directly to see what they will offer if anying in terms of an upgrade.
Good luck.
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