New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models to Get Day-One macOS Sonoma Update

[antibolo]

It's not farfetched to believe that the first batch of those new Macs have probably finished manufacturing before the final build of 14.1.

Really not newsworthy...

 

[Lakersfan74]

The next story is that they can update them without opening the box

 

[mecloud]

I hope this fixes the “bricking” issue that some, including myself, have been experiencing on M1/M2 16 inch MBP’s with recent Monterey and Ventura OS updates.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-max-black-screen-at-boot-after-updating-ventura-13-6.2405267/

 

[Realityck]

The next story is that they can update them without opening the box

The original story was

Apple Planning System for Retail Stores to Update iPhone Software With No Need to Open Box

Apple is planning to implement an innovative new system that allows retail store staff to wirelessly update iPhones inside their sealed boxes,...

www.macrumors.com

Not Mac Laptops without wireless charging.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Not a bg deal and no different than iPhone releases at times.

 

[Populus]

Why not let us get macOS Snow Leopard instead? The best OS Apple ever made on their brand new Apple M3 Macs.
We want real desktop OS on desktop Macs, not iPad/iPhone OS on desktop Macs.

I used to think this many years ago, with systems like Lion, Yosemite or Catalina. But honestly, during the last years, systems like Bis Sur or Monterey feel really robust, and macOS Sonoma… I don’t think I would trade a system like Sonoma running on Apple Silicon, with its interface, widgets and features, for Snow Leopard. But hey, that’s just me and my opinion.

 

[OrenLindsey]

Apple clearly is putting a ton of bandwidth (as in, people and energy) into Vision Pro. This year was super underwhelming in terms of products.

 

[chrono1081]

Another rushed product. It’s gotta be brutal working on the MacOS and iOS teams.

Just because there's a day one update doesn't mean it's a rushed product. Updates aren't always bug fixes. What more likely it was is that the code required to run these is coming in the update and putting that code in Sonoma earlier would leave it prone to discovery by leakers.

 

[chrono1081]

Why not just ship it with the last stable version...

Because people would find it and leak the specs.

 

[4odomi]

Customers who purchase one of the new M3, M3 Pro, or M3 Max MacBook Pro or iMac models will need to install a macOS Sonoma update after receiving their machines.

The Macs will ship with a custom version of macOS Sonoma 14.1 with a build number of 23B2073, but new users will need to download and install a new version with a build number of 23B2077.

Day one updates are not unusual for new devices as Apple often has to begin manufacturing with an older version of the software. Apple first released macOS Sonoma 14.1 on Wednesday, October 25, and the current version has a build number of 23B74.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1719771787494297630

Apple's M3 Macs are available for order now, with the first machines set to arrive to customers on Tuesday, November 7. The M3 and M3 iMac and MacBook Pro models will be available starting then, with M3 Max MacBook Pro models set to deliver later in November.

Article Link: New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models to Get Day One macOS Sonoma Update

That's confusing, are there 2 versions of 14.1 or are we looking at a typo?

 

[svish]

Good to know. Nothing new. Happens sometimes for some device releases.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

What's the big deal? You apply the latest OS updates to your Mac anyway. Security updates sometimes occur more than once a week. Apple has to build them with an OS pre-installed. Perhaps some exploit or bug was discovered after the thousands of Macs were already in the stores, in sealed boxes, and now needs to be fixed or patched. Why complain? If you want the very latest build on your Mac when you buy it, have it built to order instead of picking one up at the store. Works every time.

Yeah nah, you will simply be the Beta+ tester. Good luck. I'll join you on Sonoma in a few months, once the bugs are ironed out.

 

[norwaypianoman]

Which is a good thing.
Hardly any news.
And not a bad thing.