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Apple to Charge for Boot Camp?
An anonymous reader writes "According to a report MacScoop has obtained, Apple will charge current users of Mac OS X Tiger for the final version of Boot Camp that will be released at the same time as Mac OS X Leopard, this Spring."
They did this with the WiFi update, and now with BootCamp. This should not be surprising, since they put out POINT RELEASES of OSX for $US129.
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Hasn't anyone learned? Apple charges for EVERYTHING. That's exactly what their monopoly power gives them.
OS X users are, literally, a captive audience. They have ALWAYS charged for point release updates which are essentially comparable to Windows' Service Packs... which MS has ALWAYS given away as a free download, or $5 S&H for the CD.
Apple is a complete and brutal monopoly on all things Apple. That will never change, so stop being surprised when they continue to charge for stuff, mkay?
Cut off his nose in spite of his face.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
Whatever it is you do for a living, it's quite clear that you and your organization would do yourselves a favor by dropping the pretense of being Mac users. If you're the type of people who think like Firefox thinks, then I suggest you use an operating system that suits you similarly.
And now, a PSA from David Lynch.
You realize its a Beta, right?
I mean, you know, software that's not done yet? Might have some warts or missing functionality? Beta, as in "not the final product."
So, you downloaded BETA software for free, and are complaining of instability and missing functionality?
What, are you retarded?