• Tortellinius@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Bruh what? Did you really just say that not having to buy software exclusive to a certain hardware makes the software free?

    That’s like saying the OS on a PlayStation is free because you only had to pay for the PlayStation.

    Nah man, you purchased the OS with the hardware. That’s why it’s exclusive.

    • floo@retrolemmy.com
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      23 hours ago

      No, I said your argument is ridiculous. So is this one you just made.

      It’s not like either of those things.

      macOS is free. Just because it requires a computer to run doesn’t mean it isn’t free. That’s the worst rationalization. I’ve heard yet.

      • AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        20 hours ago

        macOS is absolutely not free, and your argument is exactly the same as those examples the previous user provided.

        • olympicyes@lemmy.world
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          20 hours ago

          Floo just means that Apple used to charge for MacOS updates but they don’t anymore. They are old enough to remember the $129 upgrade fee. You’re also right because the hardware is obviously a license dongle that costs more than a retail copy of Windows. If you want MacOS, at least the $500 Mac mini and $800 MacBook Air are as good as anything you can buy at that price point. Kind of irrelevant but to this thread tho.