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Originally posted by yakimushi
There have been more OSX updates than WindowsXP Service Packs. And you have to pay for the OSX updates!
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Whoa, hold on a sec here. I think we should be clear. By what you're saying, OSX updates are equivalent to Windows Service Packs. Windows Service Packs are downloaded and installed via Windows Update, correct? Well, OS X updates are downloaded and installed via Software Update on the Mac. And it's FREE. You do NOT have to pay for OS X updates.
On the other hand, you DO have to pay for *major releases* of the OS, as in what I had to pay for 10.3 "Panther" from 10.2 "Jaguar". Just like you'll have to pay from Win98/2000 to WinXP, or WinXP to Longhorn whenever that comes out. Major releases of the MacOS have been coming out annually (10.2 was out in fall 2002, 10.3 out fall 2003)... they're usually priced at $129 retail, $79 for educational customers (students).