Yeah.... Crowdstrike kinda tells me I need to update all the Mac's from 14.3.1 to 14.4 to remediate vulnerabilities so I guess there is always that?
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macOS Sonoma 14.4: Reasons Not to Update
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Is that so? I'm just shy of 30 years old so I don't know all the more nuanced history prior to the mid-00's like some others on here. That being said, even when they did switch to a yearly update cycle, I do remember that when Steve was in charge there weren't nearly the kinds of major issues that come up these days nor the same frequency of them. And if they did happen, you could rest assured that heads rolled... He ran a much tighter ship.
Nope, but it is hardly more than a minor inconvenience, especially in light of the issues some say they are having. Seriously, how long did it take you? Way down on the list. Other issues are preventing some from getting their work done. I don't think reinstalling a printer is close to being on the same level.
I usually get bitten by issues like this, so I'm glad I held off on upgrading this time.
There are some well known large company examples of poor recent OS support. Some of them even have the audacity to not even bother with a newer MacOS version if they can't be bothered. Sad when I read about users support issues like that.
Good thing most devs are considerable better at providing up to date support.
Here's another reason to leave 14.4 alone:
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Serious bug in Sonoma 14.4 will destroy saved versions in iCloud Drive
Do you use saved versions in documents? If a file is evicted by you or macOS, then all saved versions will now be removed, and lost forever. How to work around this serious bug.
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There would be a lot fewer problems if Apple would go to a MacOS 2 year full point upgrade cycle.
Because Apple changes at the last minute and that research becomes worthless. Yep, if we had a few people to dedicate to Apple's screwups, then maybe we could anticipate them. But we don't make that kind of money and Apple seems to go out of their way to keep things hidden until the last minute. Besides the fact that a lot of these issues do not have work-arounds.
But hey, lets blame the developers instead of the real cause.
Last minute security patching applied to a public release can cause other issues it not adequately vetted with external testers. Take this example
This was working with earlier 14.4 betas but when it went public it wasn't working Oracle said. So this example should not be difficult to remediate, as its reproducible.
Apple broke USB connectivity back in Monterey and has never fixed it, so this isn't a huge surprise.
macOS was updated every other year under Jobs. He was gone by the time they switched to a yearly cycle. Apple’s quality control was much better in the late 2000’s.
Maybe apple should have invested in more/better software people rather than a 5 billion dollar spaceship campus?
We use the Affinity Suite, and since upgrading 3 machines to 14.4, the apps crash multiple times a day. Often 5 or 6 times in 10 minutes. Before, I don’t remember the last time a (non-beta) app crashed.
network printing works fine here. you shouldn't be using HP printers anyway, so whats the loss ? bad company, bad drivers.
using multiple USB hubs on machines, all ok.
using iLok just fine for multiple VST's tied to it. all ok.
so no the house isn't on fire, just cut the click bait sky is falling heading. every OS update can have problems for a few people. nothing new, world isn't ending, and the over-reactions here border on hysterical, because they are.
using multiple USB hubs on machines, all ok.
using iLok just fine for multiple VST's tied to it. all ok.
so no the house isn't on fire, just cut the click bait sky is falling heading. every OS update can have problems for a few people. nothing new, world isn't ending, and the over-reactions here border on hysterical, because they are.
I think Apple needs to communicate better with developers and users about all the changes happening in macOS.
Also, external hardware support is really suffering lately. I already have problems with my external display, my Apple magic mouse and keyboard, my UPS and sometimes Wifi.
Also, external hardware support is really suffering lately. I already have problems with my external display, my Apple magic mouse and keyboard, my UPS and sometimes Wifi.
Yes. I toggled off the setting in Trackpad Settings and it seems to have fixed it, at least for now... Strangely, it started happening after I charged the trackpad, not after I upgraded..