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Pro&Cons of upgrading 2009 iMac from Snow Leopard to Mavericks?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1556738" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Ok...using Snow Leopard as a "positive OS example". Why would Apple charge:</p><p></p><p>- Anywhere from $99.95 to $129.95 for Mac OS 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5</p><p>- But only $29.99 for 10.6 (Snow Leopard)</p><p>- $29.99 for 10.7 </p><p>- $19.99 for 10.8</p><p>- and FREE for 10.9</p><p></p><p>It's simply a change of strategy...and to be different from the "other guys" (Windows).</p><p></p><p>You might also ask why (since 1984) Apple has had basically no copy protection on Mac OS install media...yet MS Windows still continues with all sorts of painful copy protection & validation schemes??</p><p></p><p>Windows has certainly had some "stinker" OS releases...such as Vista!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> This hasn't stopped them from charging top-dollar for OS releases!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Stuff to think about.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1556738, member: 56379"] Ok...using Snow Leopard as a "positive OS example". Why would Apple charge: - Anywhere from $99.95 to $129.95 for Mac OS 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 - But only $29.99 for 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - $29.99 for 10.7 - $19.99 for 10.8 - and FREE for 10.9 It's simply a change of strategy...and to be different from the "other guys" (Windows). You might also ask why (since 1984) Apple has had basically no copy protection on Mac OS install media...yet MS Windows still continues with all sorts of painful copy protection & validation schemes?? Windows has certainly had some "stinker" OS releases...such as Vista!;) This hasn't stopped them from charging top-dollar for OS releases!:( Stuff to think about.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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