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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
It wouldn't make sense for Apple to support their previous OS versions as long as MS, really. I'd guess that demand for the continued support of business software likely plays a big part in this (not to mention just having hundreds of millions more clients out there). Large, infrequently overhauled business and government systems probably demand longer-term support, in general.
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That's one of the obvious reasons why Apple makes no inroads into the corporate world. Large companies are running hundreds of software applications and they can't depend on a company that switches off support for a OS version without giving plenty of notice. There are many large companies that are completing the switch from XP to Win 7 just now.