| > A completely irrelevant point, just like this tired cliche. Then what was the point of bringing that irrelevant point? >they're able to collect revenue for alternative revenue streams such as the App Store. Did Apple tell you that, can you give some sources for your claims. They might be doing that but also pass the cost to the user when the user purchases the device. > The cost to the end user is how much it costs them to download/acquire iOS, which is $0 And we are back to the starting position, show me where can I buy Apple hardware without the OS, if you cannot show me that then you cannot say IOS is free, the cost is included in the device price. > maintaining high Customer satisfaction Then why did they intentionally make old devices run very slow? Has it ever occurred to you that they did that intentionally to force users to upgrade so that they can get new revenue for IOS and the hardware? > Also you can't pay for iOS. Yes because the price is included in the hardware. |