Yes. They got cost to support it for a fixed number of years. Now that time has passed.
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macOS 27 Will Mark the End of an Era
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I always wanted that Mac Pro and I'd love to tinker with it. Certainly won't purchase it with EOL on the software and I am not spending more than $1K to run Windows.
I had a loaded 2017 iMac. That was the best Mac I ever had--amazing machine.
clv101
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A long long time ago, 2007, I built a Hackintosh based around E4300, a 1.8GHz Core2Duo. Of course I overclocked it to 3.4GHz. It was really very easy and was a beast of a Mac for just a few hundred quid.
I was so excited when OS 8 dropped! Core memory activated!
I hadn’t considered that benefit! I surely hope so! Although I can’t complain about the speed of ny MBA, MacBook or Mac Mini ! 🤓
I have the 16” Pro, but it’s crappy on MacOS these days. I run my windows dual boot on it most of the time 😳
CATiNTHESTORE
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It’s actually not that complicated and Linux is no substitute for macOS
The logical answers are/were multiple. A powerful Mac at a nicer price point with upgradable ram/storage/gpu amongst them.
Hmm, what is the new era then? Silicon has been around for 5+ years, and very few people regret moving from Intel to Silicon.
During its Platforms State of the Union segment at WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that macOS 26 Tahoe is the final major macOS version for Intel-based Macs.
The upcoming macOS 27 release will be compatible with Apple silicon Macs only, meaning that you will need a Mac with an M-series chip or a MacBook Neo with an A18 Pro chip in order to install the software update. macOS 27 should be available in beta starting in June, and the update will likely be widely released in September.
macOS Tahoe is compatible with the following Macs:
Intel-based Macs that can run macOS Tahoe but will not be compatible with macOS 27 include the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019), the 27-inch iMac (2020), the 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports), and the Mac Pro (2019).
- MacBook Neo (2026)
- MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro (16‑inch, 2019)
- MacBook Pro (13‑inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- iMac (2020 and later)
- Mac mini (2020 and later)
- Mac Studio (2022 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
macOS 27's exact compatibility with Apple silicon Macs remains to be seen, but presumably the update will support all Macs with an M1 chip or newer.
Article Link: macOS 27 Will Mark the End of an Era
I have the last 27" iMac, the 2020 Model with a i9, 5700Xt w/16GB of Graphics, a 8TB SSD, upgradeable Memory, and a Nano-Texture Screen. it is running Tahoe extremely well, and as long as Apple doesn't replace the 27" or greater iMac, I will continue to use it, and I don't care about updating past Tahoe, and I really like Tahoe. I don't have a lack of speed to worry about M-Series Chips, and I enjoy the benefits of having a T2 Chip.
TVreporter
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Well my 2019 iMac will keep chugging along - hopefully for a few more years! Sorry Tim!
azentropy
macrumors 601
I was surprised that TurboTax 2025 was still Intel. I assume next year will be AS, but will be an issue at some point if you need to go back and open up a prior year's file.
FreeTaxUSA or https://cash.app/taxes solves that problem today.
The iMacs from 201x are wonderful machines limited by high power Intel processors. The display is unbelievable and the sound system is to die for. I couldn't bear to be without this iMac.
JosephAW
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Just keep in mind that macOS for M1 computers is nearing EOL and possibly macOS 27 will be the last, and because Apple Silicon is so lockdowned by Apple there will be no hack or OCLP in order to run the latest macOS with a workaround unlike what we are experiencing with Intel chipsets, it will be the end of the line with no way to run newer versions, only some weak version of ARM Linux, a time to buy a newer computer or remain vulnerable to exploits after two years when Apple drops all security updates for your older macOS version. 😵
The irony for me is that I bought my M1 MBP when several apps, including TurboTax, stopped supporting High Sierra. That was the latest I could run on my previous Intel aluminum unibody iMac.
JosephAW
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Reminds me when Apple left us PowerPC users with 10.5 leopard, a weaker version of 10.6 snow leopard which would have been a better sendoff. Then Apple in there usual way abandoned 32 bit Intel Max with 10.7 lion which was so bad everybody reverted back to snow leopard. 😵
jz0309
macrumors P6
sure, source for that?
And even if, will they stop working? will there be no (zero) security updates? oh, for 2 years "only" ... conspiracy theories at their best
raythompsontn
macrumors 65816
I got a message when I started TurboTax for 2025 that the software will no longer run on future versions of MacOS. I guess all the Intel code, and simulations, are going to be no longer available. I did not know that TurboTax was not native M series code.
Edit: I just saw that someone else posted basically the same thing. My bad.
Edit: I just saw that someone else posted basically the same thing. My bad.
For reasons like this, I always hang on to at least one functioning Mac from each major era (PPC, early model Intel, late Intel, etc). I occasionally need to go back and use some vintage application software or peripheral device that is only compatible with a vintage Mac. Fortunately, old MacBooks and Minis require very little storage space. My big old G4 Mac is tucked under a desk.
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The article doesn’t say anything about Rosetta 2, where have you seen that? That is a whole different issue. I have been all Silicon since 2020, but important Epson and Fuji ScanSnap apps still use Rosetta 2. If true, perhaps they will get their act together.
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azentropy
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I've tried FreeTaxUSA and was not a fan for how I do tax returns, but have recommended it to others. I don't care for really only having the interview style and I tend to jump around while doing my return often adding in documents as I receive them. Also I do multiple returns (family members) which is problematic as it requires a separate login for each and again makes jumping back and forth rather difficult. I tend to get TT free each year through Fidelity so there isn't a cost savings for me. Each year though I check out FreeTaxUSA to see if they have made the improvements I've requested! 😉
I honestly don't remember seeing that message the first time I started TT 2025. I don't know what percentage of TT users use the Mac version, but it's probably not negligible, and I wouldn't expect a market leader like Intuit to just hand that marketshare to their competitors.
>>>EDIT: I did get a message from TT 2020, on my 2013 Intel iMac running High Sierra, that this would be the last version to support High Sierra. That was one of the factors that made me realize I was overdue for an upgrade.<<<
While it's been a long time since I've done Mac app development (68000 days), I wouldn't think there was very much assembly code in modern, complex, multi-platform apps like TurboTax. My guess is that they figured, as long as Apple still supports Rosetta 2, why migrate? Now they have a reason. Hopefully they've been working on it in the background and aren't just starting now.
I've used Mac TT since tax year 2004, which was before the Intel transition, so they've changed platforms before.
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