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How often does Apple typically update MacOS?
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Major upgrades have been happening yearly. However minor updates tend to happen every 2-3 months or so.
you will likely see 10.14.1 later this month or early Nov.
10.14.2 will be out in early-mid December.
10.14.3 late Jan
10.14.4 march/April
10.14.5 - late may/early June
10.14.6 - in July
10.15 will be out late Sept 2019.
10.14.2 will be out in early-mid December.
10.14.3 late Jan
10.14.4 march/April
10.14.5 - late may/early June
10.14.6 - in July
10.15 will be out late Sept 2019.
There are upgrades that happen every year (generally announced in September, shipping in October). Sierra 10.12, High Sierra 10.13, Mojave 10.14, etc.
Then there are updates that happen every few months for bug fixes and whenever necessary for more serious security issues (Security Updates). These are named 10.14.1, 10.14.2, 10.14.3, etc. and they rarely contain new features.
Yearly but Apple also release about half a dozen Service Packs over the year to fix all the bugs.
I thought June at WWDC was when you'd get IOS and MacOS upgrades announced and developers get a chance to test them alongside public betas leading up to September when new iPhones are announced and IOS and MacOS updates start shipping.
OP, your answer is right here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_operating_systems
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Lou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_operating_systems
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Lou
Yes. That is correct. But those are BETA versions. I presume that the OP isn't referring to beta software–otherwise he probably wouldn't need to ask.
Like you said they are “shipping” and “updated” in October but they are “announced” in June. Not September.
Are you going to keep arguing this, or just accept that he (and you) are wrong and leave it be already?
macOS Mojave (/moʊˈhɑːvi, mə-/ mo-HAH-vee) (version 10.14) is the fifteenth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS High Sierra, it was announced at the WWDC 2018, on June 4, 2018,[6][7] and was released to the public on September 24, 2018.[1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Mojave
macOS High Sierra (version 10.13) is the fourteenth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop operating system for Macintoshcomputers. The successor to macOS Sierra, it was announced at the WWDC 2017 on June 5, 2017, and it was released on September 25, 2017.[3]
Nope. We are both correct. You are wrong on both accounts actually. it’s released in september