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These macOS Sonoma Features Are Not Available on Intel Macs
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Not sure about 2020 macs, but I suspect that Sonoma will be the last version of macOS my 2018 MBP can run.
As long as widgets on the Desktop are there, all is fine. This is the best feature in Sonoma.
I have a 2017 iMac as well but also a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro so I'm good for this Macos update at least.
I'm of the opinion that while my iMac is still viable, I have no reason (or the financial means!) to upgrade anyway.
I have to say, MacOS Sonoma has a nice ring to it.
Been saying this would come eventually. Sure there are some things you can't get on Intel Macs because of ARM but some could be given to Intel Macs. They want to have a better version of macOS that you can have, only if you upgrade.
Apple's been getting the finger from me since 2012. Once they decided to solder components in their motherboards, I quit buying their laptops. They've gotten another finger from me for over 10 years while I've been enjoying my Hackintoshes (currently on an Intel 12700k hackintosh that cost a fraction of what Apple would charge for similar performance.... and no gaming capabilities).
This company is addicted to greed. I don't understand how Apple doesn't get wrecked with criticism.
Given that Apple was still selling 2018 intel Mac mini not that long ago this year and just last week 2019 Mac pros. They likely have to commit to few more years support for this intel Macs still.
But yes ever since initial ARM platform support via Big Safari we been seeing additional features that require AS platforms to work. The writing is on the wall for sure, as now the transition is complete and there is already a fair amount of windows compatibility afforded via VM or Parallels for ARM Mac Users. Perhaps another 2 years in the future might be the time where MacOS might drop intel Macs? Say by WWDC 2025 maybe, then it's just browser/security updates for intel Mac running some MacOS.
We’ve only had it a couple of weeks, but wow. Things we got used to waiting for, startup, shutdown, loading software, loading larger documents, just happen NOW. Going from 8 to 16GB of RAM helps a lot. Being able to run more than one process at a time is nice. (I mean theoretically we could, but in reality when it’s struggling to run a video, it’s not a good idea to also try and have it do something else too.) Plus we went from the 13” to the 14” screen. It doesn’t sound like much, but it it makes a very noticeable difference.
Absolutely ridiculous — you try to convince me I need an M1 so it can understand "Siri" vs. "Hey Siri"?
Sure Tim - then you offer $220 for a mint condition 2019 iMac.
It's moves like this that really annoy me. I'm guessing this will be the last MacOS that will support any Intel Macs.
Sure Tim - then you offer $220 for a mint condition 2019 iMac.
It's moves like this that really annoy me. I'm guessing this will be the last MacOS that will support any Intel Macs.
Refurb store still has them (Intel Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, and 27" iMac)
Found one of Tim's burner accounts…
Because absolutely other company solders CPUs to the motherboard 👀😂
RAM and SSDs being soldered is a pain but realistically very few people upgraded them in laptops anyway I reckon. Just buy the most you can afford up front and enjoy the best laptops in the world for 7-10 years then repeat.
Far more important to me is a feature available on my Intel mini that is not available on Apple Silicon: Windows emulation. Not giving that up just yet so I can say “Siri” instead of “Hey, Siri.”
My 13-yo MBP (pre-keyboard debacle, pre-touch bar) retail config quad core i7 is still going strong.
Still loving my Intel 2020 MBA. Luckily, never getting the list of features in the OP doesn't bother me.
I see one feature: CPU/GPU optimizations where offloading is dynamic. The rest are gimmicks.
I'm not wasting my M2 Pro Mini on these features. I hope they are user configurable so I can turn them off.
I'm not wasting my M2 Pro Mini on these features. I hope they are user configurable so I can turn them off.
It should be even easier for the cpu, just one word less to catch!
(I know, it's actually more complicated but it's funny)
Before or after you remembered that they were born with Tiger and died with Catalina?
Everything is numbered. If one uses the Rosetta 1 timeline:
Last PowerPC was sold by Apple in December of 2006 (according to this Wikipedia article). OTOH, Rosetta 1 support was maintained until 2011. That's a gargantuan amount of time. Did you actually look up the numbers before you took the trouble to warn us?
Really? Based on the Rosetta 1/PowerPC history, they've got about 4.5 years. Did you look up the timeline?The many apps still needing to "throw that one switch and recompile for silicon"
Really? What specific apps do you actually use from that age?
Source? Just because that’s the layman’s explanation given at the Keynote does not mean that’s the only thing at play. In fact there’s probably a whole session on optimizing for Game Mode that will tell you what’s actually going on.