So basically, it has been there from the start, nobody knows who it actually means and the few folks that actually got to see it in real world have experienced a bug. Got it.
But of course "OMG APPLE IS REMOVING ROSETTA ALREADY".
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Rosetta May Be Removed From M1 Macs in Some Regions on macOS 11.3
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So basically, it has been there from the start, nobody knows who it actually means and the few folks that actually got to see it in real world have experienced a bug. Got it.
But of course "OMG APPLE IS REMOVING ROSETTA ALREADY".
Oh, I don't think this particular story is very worrying, but I'd be very surprised if we still don't have hard to replace software running in Rosetta a couple years from now.
If they want to send some folks over to MOTU and Avid, that'd be swell.
If you're in the "unsupported region", yes.
However usually there is a way to get "around" this. Changing your App Store country is one.
Can you give us a list of unsupported regions? Or a testimony of someone who is in an "unsupported region" and unable to use Rosetta because of that?
Except of course that them dropping it out of their own accord would never be limited to a few countries. This article has zero relationship to the question of how long Apple wants to support Rosetta 2.
Yes indeed, it has been there from the start, the link I posted is from December 10. Some people get that message and it's gone when you restart the computer, just a harmless bug.
Maybe it's just another overreaction?
lol i remember paying 30 bucks for snow leopard cd disk
Hmmm nope! The last Mac OS X version to support Rosetta (1) was 10.6 Snow Leopard. So, with Leopard and Tiger that makes it three versions, and seeing how Snow Leopard only ran on Intel machines – excluding that weird beta that did run on PowerPC –, that makes Leopard the only truly universal, cross-bootable, commercial release.
So I imagine if you bought an M1 Mac under the informed impression that you could run certain specific apps thanks to Rosetta, and then Apple removes Rosetta, does that mean you could return the computer under a warranty claim that it no longer performs its original function as it was advertised and get a full refund? I mean if you bought a car and then one day it would stop being able to shift into 3rd gear, then you would certainly not be stuck with it.
guess my top of the range intel MacBook Pro just got a bit better resale
Yup they have to, they advertised the product with it. If there are apps which you can only use with Rosetta, then it's a defective product for you and has to be either replaced and if not refunded.
All the ones that I didn't bother updating on my Mac. I have better things to do than hunting down every app in case it has a new version.
😂 So MacRumors argued and ranted for 8 pages and now it’s a non-issue?
Hmm.. that’s a good summary of most “discussions” recently.
Hmm.. that’s a good summary of most “discussions” recently.
I know that this is "likely" an non-issue for most readers here, as others have said this likely affects (if any) countries like Russia or North Korea, however, despite many of you claiming that most of your apps are m1 ready, it only takes one vital app to stop working for the laptop to essentially lose all purpose.
Consider my girlfriend, whom I am currently separated from due to Covid related border controls, she is not tech savvy and therefore won't understand why something won't work, I've tried to explain it in lay terms like intel is diesel and m1 is petrol, you can't put diesel in petrol car and expect it to work, but imagine you accidentally did and your car had a device installed to magically convert the diesel to petrol, well that is rosetta. She is doing a nursing degree, most of which is online right now. She needed a laptop for school - so I bought her an m1 MacBook Pro (air was sold out) for Christmas for this very purpose. All of her exams are taken using Respondus Lockdown Browser. I extensively researched whether it would run in Rosetta 2 as it wasn't yet ported (and correct me if I am wrong, I believe it is still Intel-only), reports stated it worked without issues. So I proceeded with the m1 based on that singular reason along with positive reviews and to future-proof a $2000cad investment. Frankly if office or the more 'major' apps weren't ported, it wouldn't matter, she could use web office or google docs. Without lockdown browser however, she would need a new intel based computer to take her exams - so please stop telling everyone that Rosetta doesn't matter, or most apps are converted now...it only takes ONE app to break the purpose of the computer.
I understand WHY people are freaking out, and they have a right too based on this clickbait article. If however it came to fruition, I would be furious and expect Apple to compensate or allow returns/refunds. It might still be a capable and powerful computer, but it doesn't fit her purpose anymore. Imagine buying a car that advertised it is road worthy on all roads, then months after purchase it was restricted to only driving local roads - no highway driving. Some might be okay, but for those who commute and use highways daily, its now useless to them. We all have different use cases.
Consider my girlfriend, whom I am currently separated from due to Covid related border controls, she is not tech savvy and therefore won't understand why something won't work, I've tried to explain it in lay terms like intel is diesel and m1 is petrol, you can't put diesel in petrol car and expect it to work, but imagine you accidentally did and your car had a device installed to magically convert the diesel to petrol, well that is rosetta. She is doing a nursing degree, most of which is online right now. She needed a laptop for school - so I bought her an m1 MacBook Pro (air was sold out) for Christmas for this very purpose. All of her exams are taken using Respondus Lockdown Browser. I extensively researched whether it would run in Rosetta 2 as it wasn't yet ported (and correct me if I am wrong, I believe it is still Intel-only), reports stated it worked without issues. So I proceeded with the m1 based on that singular reason along with positive reviews and to future-proof a $2000cad investment. Frankly if office or the more 'major' apps weren't ported, it wouldn't matter, she could use web office or google docs. Without lockdown browser however, she would need a new intel based computer to take her exams - so please stop telling everyone that Rosetta doesn't matter, or most apps are converted now...it only takes ONE app to break the purpose of the computer.
I understand WHY people are freaking out, and they have a right too based on this clickbait article. If however it came to fruition, I would be furious and expect Apple to compensate or allow returns/refunds. It might still be a capable and powerful computer, but it doesn't fit her purpose anymore. Imagine buying a car that advertised it is road worthy on all roads, then months after purchase it was restricted to only driving local roads - no highway driving. Some might be okay, but for those who commute and use highways daily, its now useless to them. We all have different use cases.
Epic fail both PR and money wise if true....lets see what the Boss says (along with the SSD issue) eventually......
M1 Macs have been out for over 3 months now. Any developer who hasn’t gone into Xcode and click recompile already has abandoned their app. Macs have transitioned multiple times and will again in the future.
