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<blockquote data-quote="lclev" data-source="post: 1640931" data-attributes="member: 307555">Hi Corbintech!I too have come over from the world of Windows.&nbsp; I switched to a mac a little less than 2 years ago.&nbsp; I work as an IT so I still deal with Windows machines and servers at work.&nbsp; What I have discovered - Windows people will cling to old versions of the OS just as Apple people will.&nbsp; Until we are force to do it by lack of updates or more likely, a hardware or software issue.&nbsp; Take for example how many are still running XP ( I saw it on a register in a Subway just this past Wednesday.)&nbsp; Apple uses tend to get attached to a version of OS X and don't want to let go and they don't really have to.&nbsp; Windows people tend to get shoved to the next version due to security issues and trying to avoid viruses. One thing about an apple computer is they tend to be very reliable and will run for many years.&nbsp; Most Windows consumer machines are looking at a three year life span.&nbsp; Apple machines last five plus years.&nbsp; I have purchased used a 2007 and a 2009 macbook. They are both running Yosemite just fine today.&nbsp; I would never consider doing that with a windows machine.&nbsp; Currently Yosemite will run on macs that are 7 or 8 years old - depending on the model.&nbsp; As for security updates -&nbsp; most apple users are not that worried if they want to keep an older OS X version.&nbsp; There is so little malware/viruses in the wild for OS X (and some will say there are none) they are not really worried.&nbsp; And truthfully, careful internet browsing coupled with ad blocking extensions takes care of 99.9% of all issues. Currently Apple supports 10.7 (Lion) and up. As for Yosemite - it had some rough patches when it first came out but Apple quickly got them fixed.&nbsp; I have found 10.10.2 to be very stable and I trust it.I think I answered all your questions.&nbsp; Enjoy your mac!&nbsp; ;DLisa</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lclev, post: 1640931, member: 307555"] Hi Corbintech! I too have come over from the world of Windows. I switched to a mac a little less than 2 years ago. I work as an IT so I still deal with Windows machines and servers at work. What I have discovered - Windows people will cling to old versions of the OS just as Apple people will. Until we are force to do it by lack of updates or more likely, a hardware or software issue. Take for example how many are still running XP ( I saw it on a register in a Subway just this past Wednesday.) Apple uses tend to get attached to a version of OS X and don't want to let go and they don't really have to. Windows people tend to get shoved to the next version due to security issues and trying to avoid viruses. One thing about an apple computer is they tend to be very reliable and will run for many years. Most Windows consumer machines are looking at a three year life span. Apple machines last five plus years. I have purchased used a 2007 and a 2009 macbook. They are both running Yosemite just fine today. I would never consider doing that with a windows machine. Currently Yosemite will run on macs that are 7 or 8 years old - depending on the model. As for security updates - most apple users are not that worried if they want to keep an older OS X version. There is so little malware/viruses in the wild for OS X (and some will say there are none) they are not really worried. And truthfully, careful internet browsing coupled with ad blocking extensions takes care of 99.9% of all issues. Currently Apple supports 10.7 (Lion) and up. As for Yosemite - it had some rough patches when it first came out but Apple quickly got them fixed. I have found 10.10.2 to be very stable and I trust it. I think I answered all your questions. Enjoy your mac! ;D Lisa [/QUOTE]

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