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Operating systems were the original subscription service, in a way! If I recall correctly, up until Mavericks and Windows 8, both macOS and Windows were paid u
by gorbypark 3y ago
Operating systems were the original subscription service, in a way! If I recall correctly, up until Mavericks and Windows 8, both macOS and Windows were paid updates.
- latexr 3y ago> Operating systems were the original subscription service A subscription is something you pay for regularly and predictably, and lose access to when you stop paying. Saying that operating systems were subscription services is like saying cars or computers were subscription services. You paid for the OS once and were not forced to upgrade, that’s just a regular sale.
- gorbypark 3y agoYes, I was being a bit facetious. However, my point was that OS upgrades used to be a source of income for Apple and Microsoft, and now they are not.