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On Jun 14, 2012, at 23:12 , Geoffrey Heard wrote:
> At 2:09 PM +1000 13/6/12, Brian Ferguson wrote:
>> Some may not have been advised that this new OS will be available from July for the grand cost of AUD19.99 from the Mac App Store. I wonder what Windows OS costs now.
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>> <http://www.apple.com/osx/?sr=hotnews.rss>
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>> It appears as if the Mac version is integrated with iPad and iPhone.
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> The overall cost of Windows OS is lower because it has great backwards compatibility. I have been reliably informed that that the current Windows OS will run apps your grandfather (well not yours, perhaps, Brian, or mine either, but you know . . . ) used back when God's dog was a pup.
What's the exact configuration for that? I was never able to get Win 98 apps to run on Win XP, even though it was advertised as a supported capability. Haven't bothered with Windoze since then.
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> But with OS X . . .
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> Oh dear, i remember the days when we used to boast about the backward compatibility of Mac OS and laugh at Windoze users. :(
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> Cheers, geoff
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