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?

  • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    I stopped updating my MBP beyong MacOS 10 but all of the updates before that were free. I’ve never heard of someone having to pay for OS updates. Android and iOS updates are free aswell so why wouldn’t they be for Mac?

    Most apps that you can get for free on Windows you’re getting free on Mac aswell. And if not that specific app then there’s probably an equivalent one for Mac. I don’t have any Apple accounts and I don’t use the App Store so I don’t know about any of that but you can just download apps with the browser/torrents like on Windows too which is what I’m doing. I don’t want to lock myself into Apple’s ecosystem because I might choose to switch brands later so that’s why I prefer 3rd party apps. It’s why I switched from Final Cut to Davinci Resolve aswell.

    LibreOffice works just fine. It’s what I’m using aswell.