I bought my MacBook Air Mid 2011. It came with OS X Lion. Since then I've upgraded to: Mountain Lion Mavericks Yosemite And soon to Ei Capitan, all for free.
I wish I could say the same about MS. One of the bigger reasons why I bailed on MS. Dan -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs - Listserv Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 10:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube The last three releases of MacOS, including today's release of 10.11 have been free. Mark Jacobs > John McKown <mailto:[email protected]> > September 30, 2015 at 10:52 AM > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:24 AM, Timothy Sipples<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Tom Marchant wrote: >>> Unix is not free software. >> UNIX(r) is sometimes free, at least in the colloquial sense of the >> word. Mac OS X, for example, is UNIX(r) (and Open Group certified), and >> it's available free of charge from Apple to everyone who has a >> compatible Macintosh computer. >> > > Um, it is truly that the current (at the time) MacOSX is bundled with > every Apple hardware purchase. But upgrades to a new version cost money. > Just like in the Wintel eco-system. > > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------------------------------- >> Timothy Sipples >> IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA >> E-Mail: [email protected] > > > -- > > Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a > restore is attempted. > > Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. > > He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. > > 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone > > Maranatha!<>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > Please be alert for any emails that may ask you for login information or > directs you to login via a link. If you believe this message is a phish or > aren't sure whether this message is trustworthy, please send the original > message as an attachment to '[email protected]'. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
