Running El Capitan, if I buy macOS Server and then upgrade to Sierra/High Sierra is server a free upgrade ?
Posted Oct 30, 2017, 2:24 PM UTC
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yes. I've done this
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I see two responses that say, "Yes", with one that says they actually did this. It's all about versions, then. Because I purchased "OS X Server" for my mac mini when I had Leopard (10.5?). In one of the upgrades, I had to actually pay something like $10 for the upgrade - it was cheap, but not free. In retrospect, I think it was when they transitioned from "PowerPC" to using Intel exclusively - so it was probably a pretty major upgrade. But I do remember having to make the decision of whether I would continue to use Server or not, and supply my credit card number for a lousy $10.
Edit: I should add that I never paid a second time - so again, in retrospect, I think it was about that one big transition from PowerPC to Intel that I paid for. But I'm pretty sure I actually paid for the OS upgrade as well - I don't think it was free.
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No, it wasn’t. Server up to Mac OS 10.6 used to cost 900 bucks. When it became a Mac App Store application, price dropped to about USD 30 and kept decreasing. The catch was that you had to purchase a new version with every major OS release. The server version compatible with El Capitan and further, finally became a one time purchase.
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Yes