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Apple has already done that for decades with macOS and its predecessors. The OS and its programming interfaces were always just included with the hardware purch
by robhlt 3y ago
Apple has already done that for decades with macOS and its predecessors. The OS and its programming interfaces were always just included with the hardware purchase. Occasionally they would charge for a major OS upgrade, which Apple could always bring back if they can't survive without the app store tax revenue.
- jwagenet 3y agoI’ve never used macOS or previous, but I recall early OSX updates cost money, like Windows, and the dev tools also had a fee.
- dagmx 3y agoThat was largely due to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes%E2%80%93Oxley_Act?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes%E2%80%93Oxley_Act?wpr... New features had to be paid for due to accounting requirements.