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Apple hasn't made money from selling their OS for almost a decade
by Rebelgecko 5y ago
Apple hasn't made money from selling their OS for almost a decade
- wk_end 5y agoYes and no. I'm sure they'd lose approximately some customers if were as easy to install macOS on commodity hardware as it is to install, say, Linux.
- lrvick 5y agoThat is already true anyway with OSX86. I have known a number of people too poor to afford macs that rig up a hackintosh. Apple has never stopped the DIY crowd. Their core market is the people that want the support and the branded aluminum.
- bigfudge 5y agoThat’s not strictly true. It’s hard work keeping a hackintosh working. I think apple is part of that.
- webmobdev 5y agoWhat makes you think they don't include the price of the OS when you buy their hardware? In fact, that's how many justify paying a higher price for Apple products - you get macOS, Pages / Numbers / Keynote, iMessage / Facetime etc. That's also why they stop supporting old hardwares after a period.