Re:Apple Says New OS X ‘Mavericks’ Will Be Offered for Free
by Pxtl on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:41PM
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Yup. They had trouble getting people to buy Windows 8 when it was $40.
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Re:Apple Says New OS X ‘Mavericks’ Will Be Offered for Free
by CrazedGeek on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:46PM
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Do you have a citation for that? I can't seem to find any sales information on the $40 promo.
Re:Apple Says New OS X ‘Mavericks’ Will Be Offered for Free
by eli on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:48PM
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http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-takes-no-prisoners-with-39-up...
The promotion has long since ended.
Re:Apple Says New OS X ‘Mavericks’ Will Be Offered for Free
by CrazedGeek on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:53PM
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I knew it existed, but the claim was that Windows 8 sold poorly with the $40 promo, which I couldn't find any backing for. The only reference I could find for Win8 sales around that time said that "Upgrade sales [are] outpacing those of Windows 7 at the same point in its lifecycle": http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/window...