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minus-squarefirst_ad4972@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoWhy do Mac updates cost money?
minus-squareeverett@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up45·edit-21 year agoThey actually used to, until like 10 years ago. This comic is from before then.
minus-squaredrudoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoI remember going to the Apple Store and picking up Snow Leopard on a DVD. Good times.
minus-squareeverett@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoVery nice. I remember gazing longingly at all things Mac during this era. But then I found Ubuntu, and then Debian… and that was that.
minus-squaregreavous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 year agoThey don't anymore. This is a very old reference!
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThey already used to charge for major updates (just like Microsoft did).
minus-squareOoops@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·1 year agoIndirectly. Because perfectly well working hardware loses support constantly, long before you would actually need to replace it. Same planned obsolescence via artificially shortened support time frames as Android.
minus-squaregreavous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoNope. It's just a 10+ year old meme from when they used to charge.
Why do Mac updates cost money?
They actually used to, until like 10 years ago. This comic is from before then.
I remember going to the Apple Store and picking up Snow Leopard on a DVD. Good times.
Very nice. I remember gazing longingly at all things Mac during this era. But then I found Ubuntu, and then Debian… and that was that.
They don't anymore. This is a very old reference!
Its a joke
Don't give them ideas
They already used to charge for major updates (just like Microsoft did).
Indirectly. Because perfectly well working hardware loses support constantly, long before you would actually need to replace it. Same planned obsolescence via artificially shortened support time frames as Android.
Nope. It's just a 10+ year old meme from when they used to charge.