Subj : MacOS
To   : Nightfox
From : Ennev
Date : Thu Dec 21 2017 07:40 am

> Apple no longer charges for OS X, but Apple's main source of revenue is
> their hardware (computers, iPhone, and iPod).  I remember even reading a
> quote where someone at Apple said they want to be mainly a hardware
> company.  They restrict OS X to install on Macs, so they sell their Macs
> and include the OS for free. I remember when they used to sell their OS
> though..  Back in the day, a new major version of OS X would cost around
> $150 (I think), which was about on par with an OEM copy of Windows.

I think they also limits MacOS (new name :-D ) to theirs hardware because it
prevent them to have to support an indefinite amount of GPUs and others
hardware variation.

Modern macs rely intensively on the graphic card.

Marketing wise like you said, they are an hardware makers, so if they find an
incentive for you to buy theirs hardware they wont give that advantage to
others.

A lot of people would jump ship if the OS was available to others platform.

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