“As I upgrade or replace any device, that device gets those apps for free, as well as any updates for free. I also enjoy a new iOS every year and numerous firmware updates during the year that add functionality that did not exist previously.”
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Meh, you can get a free OS with free programs and updates to both the OS and apps anytime without joining some iBorg. Get Linux, it won’t cost you a thing other for the device(s) of your own choosing that you want to put it on.
Why would I want unsupported Linux, when I have a full blown UNIX OS with OSX? Apparently you do not know that OSX is a GUI that sits on top of a UNIX OS (Darwin kernel).
The OS X is free, it is supported, I can do anything I want with OS X and I have all the benefits of UNIX at my disposal.
Again, bashing a Apple without knowing a whole lot of what you are talking about. Doesn’t this get old? Ignorance can be cured; stupidity is forever.