Apple Says macOS Tahoe is Compatible With These Macs

[Hobbot_Hardcase]

Yes, that was disappointing. Were they the same generation of Xeon's as the 2019 Pro?

Unfortunately not; Skylake vs Cascade Lake. That was probably what swung it.

 

[ADGrant]

Unfortunately not; Skylake vs Cascade Lake. That was probably what swung it.

Yes, unfortunately Intel ended support for Skylake September 2022. That is probably enough for Apple to stop support

 

[B4U]

It's the only 2019 Mac without the T2 co-processor. I suspect the criteria used this year were

1) Is it a 2019 or 2020 model
2) Does it have a T2 co-processor

If that is the criteria, this is little sad.
My old 2009 iMac was still supported all the way to High Sierra which is what, 8 years? (9, if we count to 2018 when it is replaced by Mojave.)
Meanwhile, this 2019 iMac is only supported for 6 years. 🙁

 

[ADGrant]

If that is the criteria, this is little sad.
My old 2009 iMac was still supported all the way to High Sierra which is what, 8 years? (9, if we count to 2018 when it is replaced by Mojave.)
Meanwhile, this 2019 iMac is only supported for 6 years. 🙁

The support status of the Intel CPUs may have influenced Apple too. Many of the Macs they discontinued had 8th gen Intel CPUs.

macOS Sequoia will still be supported for two more years btw.

 

[B4U]

The support status of the Intel CPUs may have influenced Apple too. Many of the Macs they discontinued had 8th gen Intel CPUs.

macOS Sequoia will still be supported for two more years btw.

Sadly, the Apple tax is not that great deal now (looking at Windows 10 in comparison). 🥲
High Sierra was also supported 2 additional year if I remember correctly.

 

[josemmc]

Where is iMac Pro 🙂 ?

It's gone 🙁 They've killed it.

I've just enabled developer beta on my iMac Pro, and it's showing macOS 26. So I guess the thread is wrong.

 

[Spacedust]

Install it and we will see how it goes.

 

[ADGrant]

I've just enabled developer beta on my iMac Pro, and it's showing macOS 26. So I guess the thread is wrong.

Even if you can install the beta, that does not guarantee that later betas or the final release will install.

 

[ScooterComputer]

Win 11 won't install on them officially, that's all. A quick workaround when running the installation and you're sorted.

But you’re left to the mercy of Microsoft, and they’ve already said that they’re going to ratchet up on the requirement for a working TPM2. Likely a future Win11 update will completely break the unofficial installs. (And knowing Microsoft, they’ll break first and inform second.)