A: Apple has done such things in the past.
B: I prefer my computer be untethered to a manufacturer’s whim. I really don’t enjoy the “experience” of needing permission on what I can, or can not, run on my machine.
That said, I prefer Linux over anything else.
C: Since I am a tech, I need to keep up on MS’s shenanigans.
/\/\/\/\Microsoft Windows 7...$199.99/\/\/\/\
/\/\/\/\MAC OSX-Jaguar...$129.99/\/\/\/\
/\/\/\/\Ubuntu Linux ALL upgrades...$FREE$ (free as in beer, free as in liberty)
My Linux laptop does not have that issue either. :-)