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I'm not sure I understand this. Windows 8.1 is about as equivalent to OS X 10.9 as you can get and it was also free. What exactly is the "boot to the face" he
by chollida1 13y ago
I'm not sure I understand this.
Windows 8.1 is about as equivalent to OS X 10.9 as you can get and it was also free.
What exactly is the "boot to the face" here?
- NoPiece 13y agoExcept Mavericks is free for everyone (who can run it). I have Windows 7 and MS is not offering 8 or 8.1 to me for free.
- heartbreak 13y agoNo kidding. You didn't buy your laptop/desktop from Microsoft, did you? Maybe you should take up your claim for free Windows 8 with Lenovo/Dell/HP/Toshiba.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- lukifer 13y agoApple's attempting to set a new expectation with consumers: OS updates should be free. Users are already accustomed to it on their phones, now they'll start to expect it of their computers. I'm willing to wager that Apple never charges for an OS update again. I'm surprised they've taken this long to make the leap. (Of course, Microsoft makes more from OEM licensing than upgrades, but it's still a blow to their value in the consumer headspace.)
- jfb 13y agoApple and Microsoft are in almost entirely disjoint businesses, anyway. I doubt that there's much useful analogizing to be done about their current respective situations. FULL DISCLOSURE: Apple employee.