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Mountain Lion is the last straw.
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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1411956" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>There's a big overlooked difference in the Windows vs OSX the ethos behind the upgrade:</p><p></p><p>Windows OS is far more expensive to buy as it's the software Microsoft makes the money on. They have a bigger drive towards sales of the OS and getting the latest version onto as many systems as possible. They do this by offering a wide range of customisations to cut down on the power required to run and therefore widening the market. This often, using the GPU requirements as an example, results in an OS that cuts it's featureset - the Aero interface etc to allow it to run on more modest hardware. When arguably the best solution would not to upgrade the OS.</p><p></p><p>OSX comes from a different perspective - it's cheaper and sells on it's features. Those features, if not supported by your current Mac are there to entice a new hardware purchase - Which is the money making stream for Apple as opposed to the software revenue stream for Microsoft. There's also a approach by Apple to give the user a consistent and positive user experience. You can't do that be disabling features.</p><p></p><p>Not arguing for either side just highlighting that they aren't directly comparable.</p><p></p><p>But for me personally, I'll have one MacBook that can't take Mountain Lion* but I'm happy for it to stay on Lion.</p><p></p><p>* as a footnote, to my knowledge the system requirements for Mountain Lion are not set in stone yet. The only details I can find are for the developer previews. There's a chance (as has happened in the past) that the finally requirements may be more modest and far reaching.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1411956, member: 38928"] There's a big overlooked difference in the Windows vs OSX the ethos behind the upgrade: Windows OS is far more expensive to buy as it's the software Microsoft makes the money on. They have a bigger drive towards sales of the OS and getting the latest version onto as many systems as possible. They do this by offering a wide range of customisations to cut down on the power required to run and therefore widening the market. This often, using the GPU requirements as an example, results in an OS that cuts it's featureset - the Aero interface etc to allow it to run on more modest hardware. When arguably the best solution would not to upgrade the OS. OSX comes from a different perspective - it's cheaper and sells on it's features. Those features, if not supported by your current Mac are there to entice a new hardware purchase - Which is the money making stream for Apple as opposed to the software revenue stream for Microsoft. There's also a approach by Apple to give the user a consistent and positive user experience. You can't do that be disabling features. Not arguing for either side just highlighting that they aren't directly comparable. But for me personally, I'll have one MacBook that can't take Mountain Lion* but I'm happy for it to stay on Lion. * as a footnote, to my knowledge the system requirements for Mountain Lion are not set in stone yet. The only details I can find are for the developer previews. There's a chance (as has happened in the past) that the finally requirements may be more modest and far reaching. [/QUOTE]
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