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minus-squareKiwiTB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·1 month agoThat’s right, instead they moved them to service subscriptions which people pay for instead and then forget about. Evil
minus-squareAsweet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoNo. The OS license comes with the hardware that is bought. If your hardware supports the OS, you get the updates for free. There is no subscription needed to keep a Mac up to date.
minus-squareDarren@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd if your hardware doesn’t support it, then OCLP is your friend. Or Mint.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month agoMicrosoft does this too. Also Ubuntu does this now.
That’s right, instead they moved them to service subscriptions which people pay for instead and then forget about. Evil
No. The OS license comes with the hardware that is bought. If your hardware supports the OS, you get the updates for free. There is no subscription needed to keep a Mac up to date.
And if your hardware doesn’t support it, then OCLP is your friend.
Or Mint.
Microsoft does this too.
Also Ubuntu does this now.