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Why not? on iOS they started warning on starting 32-bit apps in 10.3 and killed 32-bit app support in iOS 11. I can imagine that they will be a bit more gentle
by danieldk 9y ago
Why not? on iOS they started warning on starting 32-bit apps in 10.3 and killed 32-bit app support in iOS 11.
I can imagine that they will be a bit more gentle with macOS, given its longer history, but I wouldn't be surprised if they yank all 32-bit system libraries in High Sierra + 2.
This is typical Apple and has it upsides (unlike Android/Windows, applications do not rely on ancient APIs) and downsides (breaks compatibility).
Also, part of the motivation here may be to kill Carbon as soon as possible. If Marzipan materializes, they probably do not want to maintain Carbon, AppKit, and Marzipan/UIKit simultaneously.
- macintux 9y agoFebruary 2015 was the deadline for apps to support 64 bits with any new updates in the App Store. So developers had 2.5 years to prepare for iOS 11. Users had less warning, true, but the situation was different since they also had no way to acquire apps outside the App Store.