This isn't just Apple. And it was an issue while Jobs was around too. Or did you think iPods came pre-loaded with 500 songs? When you bought an iPhone 10 years

This isn't just Apple. And it was an issue while Jobs was around too. Or did you think iPods came pre-loaded with 500 songs? When you bought an iPhone 10 years ago when Jobs was around, did it come pre-activated? A poster in this thread is complaining about buying a Mac with an old version of MacOS and needing to upgrade it. Apple can't update software on a computer while it's sitting on the shelf at Best Buy. Or did Apple forget the magic "Update while in the box" technology which was around when Jobs was alive? Nobody in your family spend Christmas Day waiting for their Playstation to install its first update? Hell, a small fraction of electronics fails to boot up every year. Just verifying that the new toy you bought a loved one boots is a good idea before you have a disappointing holiday.