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Why is macOS free then? Why was Lion paid? Why was iPhone OS 2 free for iPhones when there was no App Store revenue?
by goosedragons 2y ago
Why is macOS free then? Why was Lion paid? Why was iPhone OS 2 free for iPhones when there was no App Store revenue?
- twoodfin 2y agoNot really related to this argument, but for a while in that era Apple was under the impression that Sarbanes-Oxley accounting rules demanded that they charge for software enabling new features of existing products. So various software upgrades came with more or less trivial price tags. It didn’t last long; I guess some combination of lawyers, accountants, and regulators clarified the matter.
- mejutoco 2y agoThe paid upgrade to be able to add events to the calendar in iOS was something like 20-25€ IIRC for my ipod touch first generation. I did not get it. I thought it was a rip off. It was free for iphones though.
- olliej 2y agoYou know macOS used to be a purchase right? That didn’t end until Apple had the commission revenue.
- goosedragons 2y agoYou do know that iPhone updates were free prior to the App Store right? And that OS X still had paid updates even after the introduction Mac App Store? And that macOS didn't start being used until 10.12 well after upgrades went free? Commission revenue doesn't explain Apple's free updates nor is a requirement for them. Software updates were free for many Windows Mobile handsets despite there being no central MS owned and tithed Windows Mobile software store. EDIT: And early Mac OS releases prior to System 7 were free too!
- okanat 2y agoWindows updates has always been free too. Microsoft still made quite a bit money from new sales of Windows and corporate subscriptions until they switched to ad-infested model. Why Apple cannot? They have the biggest margins in hardware sales alone compared to other hardware vendors.