I have a MacPro 3,1 with a few upgrades. I run 16GB ECC RAM and a Samsung Evo SSD over PCIe. I've updated to the latest Sierra and had no problems whatsoever. Apparently my wireless card was supposed to be unsupported after I installed the new OS. That was not the case at all. I'm still running strong without a hiccup.
I do not like Sierra and will be clean installing Yosemite soon. I have no use for Siri on my desktop computer, nor do I use it on my new MBPro or my iPhone. Thanks but no thanks Apple.
I love Apple's hardware and I love the OS simply because it's UNIX based and is very stable. I use all OS's, Windows 7, 10, and several versions of Linux for home servers and Kali on a pen-testing laptop. There are a lot of option out there for Apple to be pulling stunts like this. To drop support for wireless cards for instance... What is the reason other than wanting to force a customer into buying a new machine before they're ready. That is bad business and it's in unethical in my opinion. Apple has always pulled this sort of ****. Forcing new cables all the time to increase sales for instance.
If it weren't for their systems being so nice, I wouldn't waste my time with such a company. But alas, no one makes machines quite like our Apple. It's really too bad that they focus so much on iOS and phones as of late. You know, a huge portion of Apple users simply want quality desktop and laptop computers. I don't mind buying a machine with a processor that's a generation behind but is very stable, however, we are seeing new machines that are hardly what I would consider upgraded and they expect us to pay a premium.
This can only go on for so long. Linux is catching up and they are getting better and better as far as a consumer OS's are concerned. Many distros are very complete and relative easy to get used to. For us that have used linux for years, we can use a free distro to get our UNIX back end and buy a quality built and top notch spec'd PC's to run it on. It's just bad business practice. I don't want to see Apple turn into a mobile phone company but there is only so much customers can take.
Just like the decision to put 1 port on the MacBook. How many of you have had a USB port fail on you over the years? I've had several, and this machine ships with one port. That is completely idiotic on the face of it. How about the removal of the 3.5mm audio jack? There is no reason for this other than to up-sell their ear buds because other companies will have to make buds specifically for the thunderbolt cable in order to get in that market. They are getting too greedy in my opinion and I for one am losing respect for for the company every time they make unjustified decisions like this. Although, I know someone is going to want to respond that the removal of the 3.5mm jack is for improved water resistance. You're going to tell me a jack that has been an audio standard for years can't be waterproofed just as easily if not easier than a thunderbolt port? heh
