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Apple Seeds macOS Catalina Golden Master to Developers
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Same confusion happened last year with mojave. Beta 11 was called a GM but people argued it wasn’t really a GM because it was also called beta 11.
So I tested it. On one computer I left it on beta 11 well after public release - until 10.14.1 was released.
One thing that distinguishes a GM from earlier betas is it’s ability to update to point releases.
Mojave beta 11 was able to update to 10.14.1 and so I declared it definitively as being GM status.
I bet the same will happen now with catalina beta 11. Maybe I’ll keep one computer on beta 11 till 10.15.1 is released and see if it can update to 10.15.1 - again proving the gm status of beta 11.
But after last year I really shouldn’t have to.
Windows ME!!I don't think any OS can compare to that disaster
Don’t hold your breath. If developers didn’t make any money with their 32-bit apps then they have absolute *zero* incentive to convert them to 64-bit.
It really wasn't a bad OS. 3rd party drivers and Intel pushing a recycled chipset that maxed out at (IIRC) 1gb of RAM were the biggest issues. nVidia specifically was responsible for over 50% of crashes at one point, and OEMs selling laptops with the minimum amount of RAM were another headache.I don't think any OS can compare to that disaster
On a proper laptop (like a MBP, ironically) and without bloatware, Vista was a rather good OS at launch. File IO was a tad slow, but it was otherwise reliable.
Case in point: Windows 7 was mostly just a service pack and UI facelift for Vista.
Edit: I've been corrected. The chipset issue was that it didn't "the Intel 915 GPU doesn't support WVDDM, which was required for Vista certification." Thanks WaruiKoohii. That's how you ended up with Vista ready vs Vista compatible issue too.
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Maybe to you, but the XCode tools for SwiftUI and Catalyst apps are the biggest change in macOS for years pertinent to enterprise development.
People like this confuse me. There's a platform that offers 34 years of ABI compatibility: Windows. It's a more popular platform and cheaper too. A platform that guarantees you can stay on the same OS version for 10 years while remaining secure and supported.
I don't know why people go out of their way to choose a platform that has removed technical cruft, at the expense of breaking legacy software, for literally it's entire existence. A platform that has major API deprecations and removals yearly. Then go complain about it.
I don't see GM.
System Preferences shows Beta 11 available for download.
Where are you guys downloading GM?
System Preferences shows Beta 11 available for download.
Where are you guys downloading GM?
I don't think any OS can compare to that disaster
2008 is when I switched to Mac. Because of Vista
Oops, spoke too soon. The only tool I rely sometimes is Charles Proxy which is 64-bit but has some components that are 32-bit.
Whoa, seriously? I upgraded too, but didn't realize it would break the syncing. Or was there a warning? There definitely should not be such breakage happening. I call that a poor design path.
Dang, ya... suck on you, Apple! This is not a graceful experience. You definitely should have found a way to make the old+new Reminders apps work together more gracefully. How hard could that be?
Not cool, but only a minor inconvenience.
You can check for 32bit apps from.... System Report -> Software -> Legacy Software.
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Public release of the beta GM released to the developers today. If this is the Golden Master, then development is frozen, and only bug fixes will be released until full release later this month.