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MacOS X Mammoth..... you can't ignore the Elephant in the room!
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I mean you must have a outdated printer, shouldn’t blame apple for thatAfter Big Sur broke printer compatibility and it took me weeks to find a more or less stable workaround I decided to “update” very 2 years and only after several month into the release and after checking everywhere “what broke Apple now”. Nothing relevant for me to make want to update.
That said, Apple needs to make sure that macOS continues to support Intel-powered Macs for a few years yet, so it is possible that macOS 13 will be compatible with a similar range of Macs as macOS Monterey supports:
It's worth bearing in mind that there are several features in macOS 12 that are only available to machines powered by Apple silicon chips, so there's a good chance macOS 13 could be the same.
- iMac - Late 2015 and later
- iMac Pro - 2017 and later
- MacBook Air - Early 2015 and later
- MacBook Pro - Early 2015 and later
- Mac Pro - Late 2013 and later
- Mac mini - Late 2014 and later
- MacBook - Early 2016 and later
Or there is another possible result (still unlikely): macOS 13 supports only Apple silicon Macs but macOS 12 will continue receiving security updates beyond 3 years until all Intel-based Macs go vintage.apple's Vintage/Obsolete policy uses the last date of sale and a 5-7 year countdown clock to dropping the system.
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Well if MacOS13 has mostly M1 enhancements and offers some updated apps/security updates for intel based Macs you could draw a similar conclusion. Thats actually the way I think things are headed. Remember Big Sur when people were comparing what was M1 specific, not available to intel based Macs, that upset a few people.Or there is another possible result (still unlikely): macOS 13 supports only Apple silicon Macs but macOS 12 will continue receiving security updates beyond 3 years until all Intel-based Macs go vintage.
This is true, and more features in macOS Monterey are for Apple silicon only including the 3D globe in Maps. macOS 13 may be de facto mostly security updates for Intel-based Macs.Well if MacOS13 has mostly M1 enhancements and offers some updated apps/security updates for intel based Macs you could draw a similar conclusion. Thats actually the way I think things are headed. Remember Big Sur when people were comparing what was M1 specific, not available to intel based Macs, that upset a few people.
Or there is another possible result (still unlikely): macOS 13 supports only Apple silicon Macs but macOS 12 will continue receiving security updates beyond 3 years until all Intel-based Macs go vintage.
You already can do that. Just delete them.The ability to remove apps that I don't use. That'll be a start.
At least macOS comes with no relevant bloatware, unlike Windows 10. I just formatted a windows laptop and it was filled to the brim with junk, includind Tiktok, Instagram and a few candy crush clones...It would be great if a user could delete unnecessary default apps such as stocks, news, chess etc... like we can on iOS.
Eh, one would wish...I just want a rock solid OS without bugs. E.g. on Monterey I am still struggling to install a simple printer from brother. No idea why it doesn't work and plenty of other hiccups. Usually I am not alone with the problems...
I'd give everything for a simple service pack of sorts, instead of a new release each year.Snow Monterey!
Snow Monterey!
...for a year or maybe 2 to get macOS back to fully "just works," optimized to run as fast as possible on the many cores now in play (and apparently more coming), Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 jacks at full "4" speeds and much fewer "disk not ejected properly" unexpected ejections from devices that- hooked to Intel Macs with the very same cables- have no such unexpected ejection frustrations, make the U in USB actually mean what it is supposed to mean instead of being somewhat hit or miss for Silicon Macs, etc.
The UI scaling hits too close to home.New nothing really.
1. Want better window snapping like Windows
2. Better display / UI scaling
3. Fix bugs
4. New Metal API version
5. Make Homepod mini usable as speakers (they suck as they are).
No specific order really.
Enterprises with intel based Macs don't necessarily need MacOS to add new features, only to maintain application compatibility with kernel revisions/security updates for next few years. As long MacOS evolves without effecting licensed software there is nothing preventing Apple from further expanding upon M1 functionality over intel. Companies usually recycle older computers every 3-4 years and use new ones to replace them.That is about as possible as a meteor hitting the Apple campus ring like a bulleye. The "all go vintage n 3 years" isn't even remotely true.
Right now Apple is still selling Intel Mini's brand new. That probably is not going to stop at WWDC 2022 and continue into at least the Summer. There is no way Apple can kill of upgrades to those systems given they have pragmatically made folks pay for upgrades for those systems. Mac Pro same still being sold new boat. ( I would be very surprised if they get a new Mac Pro out the door before November if not December. Won't be surprised if it has slid into 2023. ) it is impossible for them to go Vintage in 3 years if they are still under active sale. The Vintage countdown clock hasn't even started! Cannot use up 5 years if not even counting. Let alone do it in 3 years.
Apple has explicitly said they are going to support Intel MacOS for a substantive amount of time. ( e.g., the current Marketing Director bought his child a Intel MacBook Pro for college back in 2020. If they were going to throw upgrade support into the trash can in less than 4 years you think he would have done that? No. ) it isn't going to die that quickly. didn't on the 68K-> PPC transition. Didn't on the PPC -> x86 transition. It does very little good for Apple to piss off tons of users.
There is still 80-100 million Intel Macs out there. Apple isn't going to abandon them quickly. It makes zero business sense. Apple killed off 32-bit apps and put lots of older APIs on deprecated list ( no new features and may get dropped in future years). So the macOS on Intel got put on a 'lean' diet before the transition happened. That cuts long term support costs. Second the Rosetta system means there are translated intel libraries still being used. Again, if already paying for it , not too much money to keep it going for several years.
Unlike the previous transition, Apple makes money off of macOS Intel customer viable via mac app subscription money. Not as much as selling a new system but regular , re-occurring and largely predictable revenue. If piss off those folks and many of them go to Windows then that is a drop in revenue. Apple trying to drive down revenues why? If just leave those folks alone eventually most of them will buy new M-series Macs. Pulling them into making an upgrade with a better product offering is better than short term herding them into something they don't want to do. Apple doesn't do "10 years of support" to there is some 'push' to move along. But really zero need to push too hard here.
Apple charges for upgrades upfront (in the base price). They already have the money to do the vast majority of the work. Charging for something and then not delivering is a fast path to getting sued. Apple is already under government scrutiny. That would just make that situation worse also.
A MacOS uninstaller that keeps track of everything that an app installs, so everything can be removed when it's uninstalled, would be a great idea!The ability to remove apps that I don't use. That'll be a start.
Nope. Just dragging the app to trash is often insufficient. Apps can install stuff in all sorts of places beside the Applications folder. That's why apps that do this, and are from the most responsible vendors, come with their own uninstallers. E.g., my Kindle app isn't working right since I upgraded to Monterey, an AZ doesn't provide an uninstaller, so I have do a complete uninstall and reinstall (just trashing the app wasn't sufficient, since other files associated with the app are corrupted).You already can do that. Just delete them.
I feel your pain, however this is an article about the next MacOS not iPadOS...Ipad os is a key
Whether apple really can make more effective as a touch oriented work os not just an entertainment os. Comtrary to what many say, one cant really be productive in it, except browsing, some emailing and light office work. Compare ipad to macbook and one can see the huge difference in productivity