It's now standard practice to allow customers to upgrade to a new Android, iOS, OS X, or Windows operating system for free. Obviously a lot has changed since then, including the fact that technology companies - especially Apple - now hate operating system fragmentation (i.e, customers using various, sometimes outdated, versions of system software) and value having their customers' devices working in digital lockstep more than making a buck from a new OS. At the time, the OS X public beta cost $30 and came in the " mail" on a " CD-ROM." Public Beta: Atypical for Apple, Unprecedentedly Freeīack in 2000 when Apple made the risky, revolutionary shift from OS 9 to OS X (and when many of our readers were still in grade school), it first released a public beta of the brand new operating system to flatten out as many kinks as it could before the official release. Here are the top features to expect in Yosemite public beta and how to download a free copy for your own hands-on preview. With the public beta release of OS X Yosemite (10.10), Apple is doing something it hasn't done in 14 years, when the very first OS X (10.0) operating system was released: it's offering a pre-release for anyone in the public willing to try it out and give Apple feedback. Mac OS X Yosemite promises to be a big update for Apple's desktop - and you can get an advanced beta copy for free starting Thursday, July 24.
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