I always thought people had to pay for every update and upgrade, this company being apple, but just yesterday I found out the upgrade from 10 to 11 is free (don’t know about an upgrade from 11 to 12, are upgrades to the newest and still supported macOS version free?)

What other applications do macOS users get for free?

Do macOS users get more free apps if they create an account with apple?

I’ve understood adobe and MS-Office are active at the mac app store. How does apple’s business model work? Do I buy the app, pay once and get free updates and upgrades indefinitely? or do I have to pay them a monthly fee?

Can LibreOffice be used on a macOS?

Is there an emulator to use ubuntu or windows based apps on a mac? Are they free of charge?

  • bloodfart@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Morning,

    Os upgrades are free since like 2012. There’s a bunch of software that comes with the os that’s free and a boatload of software in the App Store that’s free.

    If you make an apple id you can use stuff that needs it like messages, icloud etc. without an apple id those programs are on your computer but they don’t work fully. An apple id is required to use the App Store I think, so I guess that’s an example of software you need an apple id to get.

    There’s both buy once, cry once versions of office and saas versions. I think adobe is fully saas now.

    Libre office works fine on a mac.

    You don’t need to use an emulator because there are systems like homebrew to let you natively run lots of free software on a mac. If you do want to run a vm, there are paid and free options.

    Did you ever get that mbp 11,1 upgraded?