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OS X has already gone through four versions, named Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, and Panther. It's a tactic that Microsoft and other software makers have tried with much less success—Windows users in particular have grown leery of the chronic computer crashes and conflicts between programs that its upgrades cause. Apple engineered ways to minimize such problems.
The upgrades also fuel Apple's computer hardware business, which still accounts for 60% of annual sales.
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Doesn't mention margins, but 40% of revenue from software isn't too bad and wouldn't be catastrophic given the increase in scale of catering to the Intel world.