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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: A day later on Yosemite and iOS8
Date: 5 Jun 2014 05:15:36 GMT
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On 2014-06-05, Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> wrote:
> In article <bv8u71F6emdU11@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-06-04, Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> wrote:
>> >
>> > Being that Apple's gadgets have a two year lifespan, a maintenance
>> > mode can't last long.
>> 
>> LOL!!!
>
> Apple's revenue model requires a steady stream of new hardware upgrades 
> and Apple Store software purchases.  Sure, the hardware keeps working 
> but it stops generating Apple significant money after about 2 years.

Apple devices have no supposed two-year life span, and Apple continues
to make money from existing customers in numerous ways long after they
have owned their Apple devices for two years.

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