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Apple has in fact stated that High Sierra is the last major release to run 32bit apps "without compromise" (their words). So probably a macOS 10.14 could show u

by 0x0 9y ago

Apple has in fact stated that High Sierra is the last major release to run 32bit apps "without compromise" (their words). So probably a macOS 10.14 could show up in a couple of months at WWDC without 32bit app support, just like iOS 11 did last year.

macintux 9y ago
> So probably a macOS 10.14 could show up in a couple of months at WWDC without 32bit app support I don't understand your reasoning. They're implicitly (but strongly implicitly) saying 10.14 will run 32-bit apps. What's uncertain is what "compromises" they'll entail. Even Apple wouldn't drop all support for 32-bit apps with just a few months' warning. They're ruthless about moving forward, but not quite that cruel.
- 0x0 9y ago
  But that's exactly what they did in iOS 11?
  - pvg 9y ago
    They also announced exactly that. Not the case for this or the next major revision of macOS.
  - macintux 9y ago
    February 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.
    - 0x0 9y ago
      Additional requirements for new apps or updates to apps is something completely different from disabling existing purchased apps and denying end users access to their documents contained within.
      - macintux 9y ago
        That I cannot deny, but neither were users forced to upgrade immediately.
        0x0 9y ago
        If you want your device to be secure against published 0days / CVEs, you have to update iOS and when iOS 11 came around, that's the only branch available containing those updates. :-/