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I don't know enough about the Apple ecosystem to have an opinion, but I wonder whether and how much Apple expects to save on support for older versions of the O

I don't know enough about the Apple ecosystem to have an opinion, but I wonder whether and how much Apple expects to save on support for older versions of the OS, over time. In addition to being "nice", "free" may have payoffs that at least partially offset supposedly lost revenue from charging for the upgrade.

colechristensen 13y ago
The cost for Apple operating systems is low or free because the cost is built into the premium cost of the hardware along with a license which does not allow you to install OS X on anything but Apple hardware. It's a win for consumers not being stuck with old software, and a win for Apple having to be much less concerned with their old software.