> people with old computers that cannot upgrade have a stronger incentive for buying new hardware. Sure, but if that were Apple’s main objective, they would’ve

> people with old computers that cannot upgrade have a stronger incentive for buying new hardware. Sure, but if that were Apple’s main objective, they would’ve made Mavericks’ system requirements a lot higher. Mavericks runs on 6 year old iMacs. Today, I installed Mavericks on my mom’s 2008 MacBook. It is noticeably faster. Before, my mom was considering buying a new notebook. Now, she’s going to hold off.