Well, versions CS6 and earlier will all break completely (if they still run currently) in the next version of OS X, due to El Capitan being the last to support Java SE 6.
Why Adobe waited until CC to drop the Java 6 dependency is a mystery to me.
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Why Adobe waited until CC to drop the Java 6 dependency is a mystery to me.
I downloaded a free app that detects audio clipping in songs a few years ago and it's no longer available on the app store, nor is it in my purchased tabs. iOS apps are always available even if they aren't searchable; it's a shame Apple doesn't do the same with Mac apps.
Unfortunately that's not always the case.
Several of my purchased apps were not available from the store when I performed my upgrade to the 6S. Of course I still had the opportunity to sync them with iTunes to make sure that I can re-download them in the future, though in some cases I probably don't want them anymore.
Who really wants a Star Wars Trench Run game with iPhone 3 1x graphics anyhow?
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Lion and Mountain Lion cost money and so did iPhoto, Logic Pro 9, Aperture and Garage band. iPhoto and Garage band come free with your Mac, but up until a few years ago, you had to pay to upgrade with each new major version. I bought iLife on disk up until iLife 2011, and I know I had to pay at least once for Garage Band and iPhoto (plus iMovie) on the app store.
Heh, I still regularly play two games from the iOS 3.x era, GeoDefense and GeoDefense Swarm. Played swarm just yesterday for a few minutes.
Apple, next time don't shoot first and then ask questions later.. You've seen what happens when you play stupid...
Glad to see the apps are back in the MAS. I'm going to re-download Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks and put them into USB flash drives as installers. I already have one made for Yosemite. This way, in case I ever do need these OS's, I'll have them on hand.
It most certainly does.
That's kind of the point if they aren't suppling physical media, that they will host it for us.
(I'm willing to define forever as 20 computer years.)
Besides, they don't actually download an installer that you can easily backup. They're made to self destruct after install. The OS X downloads are easy to backup sine the installer stops to ask you questions, I'm not sure about the others.
Warranty period? Isn't that one year?!?
When I buy from THE App Stores, I know it's for all my present and future devices.
(basically future devices until the author discontinues supporting it).
Gary
Funny, the same applies to your post. Do you know what happened here? They could have had an issue you know...
Actually I never had doubts about this being just a temporary bug and the stuff would be back soon.
Storm in a teacup.
Storm in a teacup.
Now how about releasing iTunes 12.1.3 for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 so I can upgrade to iOS 9 like those running Windows XP 32bit?
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1614?locale=en_US
And where is 10.6.9 iCloud combo? We knew it existed but apple deliberately withheld it.
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1614?locale=en_US
And where is 10.6.9 iCloud combo? We knew it existed but apple deliberately withheld it.
Just like it's opportunistic stupidity to claim without knowledge that the absence of the old software was anything more than an unintentional glitch since corrected.
Nothing is stopping you from buying the 64gb and having plenty of room for video.
The cause of it doesn't matter. The fact that some folks were defending being gone is the issue. It was just a harmless mistake/ glitch on Apple's part but there are some folks on here defending it being gone simply because they think the software is free therefore folks should just suck it up. When in fact there were paid items that were missing.
Fixed that for you.
I used to have an old app that showed details for all wifi networks, including hidden ones. Worked great for diagnosing interference issues in congested areas. I upgrade and it vanished.
When you have virtual stores in the "cloud" it's a real issue to consumers to keep availability of many year dead software. Even if zombie software a decade old, it's vital to keep it available somehow. Some people may need it, and after all Apple leads a silly fight to get rid of optical media.
It would be very bad karma to rid of cd/DVDs and have a bad record on deleting older downloadable software.
It would be very bad karma to rid of cd/DVDs and have a bad record on deleting older downloadable software.
LOL, you don't know what actually happened.
MR got its Thesaurus out and instead of writing It's not clear, they wrote It's unclear. LOL
If it came back online, it was likely an intentional but a bug relating to El Capitan roll out tomorrow.
I find it rather naive to assume that the disappearance of unsupported, discontinued software made by Apple could even remotely be a "glitch". It could have been a glitch if software by other manufacturers would have disappeared as well. It could have been a glitch if only operating systems would have disappeared. It even could have been a glitch if everything written by Apple would have disappeared. But the vanishing of all legacy software written by Apple...? That can only have happened intentionally. Why? Because it was a very selective deletion that only affected software that is no longer supported, developed or sold. That kind of selection is not made by some buggy software. Whether you like it or not, the observed symptom really leaves no room for any other interpretation. The only "glitch" that's possible is that this was an unannounced test-run to find out how their customer base would react - and thank God not everybody buying Apple products is an iSheep or a fanboy and enough people screamed loud enough so that Apple had to undo it.
Would Apple have the legal right to remove those old "purchases" from their App Store? Absolutely not. No company would have that right. People like myself actually PAID for many of these products. And even if customers have obtained those products free of charge or as part of a hard- and software bundle, all applicable laws (and even Apple!) still define this as a "PURCHASE" - with the implicit transfer of ownership of usage rights. Nobody has leased or rented that software from Apple - all customers obtained software licenses that were not limited to a specific time window. And when a purely digital distribution model is involved, I'd say that the only legit reason for the disappearance of purchased software from the App Store could be Apple going out of business. And even then they would have to give notice of that fact in advance and make sure that their customers have a sufficient grace period to download DRM-free(!) backup copies of their purchased software that won't require any registration or online activation.
If Apple were an enterprise player like Microsoft or Dell, they would properly communicate product road maps, support and life cycles and their customers could plan accordingly. With Microsoft and Dell, and can (and in my job, actually DO) plan data centers and an entire corporate IT infrastructure five to ten years ahead. Try that with Apple and their 12 month consumer product life cycle...
But since you have Wordstar on physical media if you have an old computer you can still run it if you want to. Apple is wanting to force people to upgrade hardware that they spent good money on and stopping them from using the versions of software that work the best on it is one of their ways of doing that.
Tomorrow, Mavericks will enter the "officially unsupported" product phase, because tomorrow, Yosemite and El Capitan will be the only two supported versions of OS X. So, yes, someone might have prematurely flipped the kill switch. But that does not make it a bug.