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> MicroSDXC cards use the exFAT system by default. Windows has supported it for over a decade, but macOS only since version 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard). Snow Leopard
by jsjohnst 7y ago
> MicroSDXC cards use the exFAT system by default. Windows has supported it for over a decade, but macOS only since version 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard).
Snow Leopard was released a decade ago[0], so seems like their choice of wording is indicating a bias there.
[0] 10.6.5 was released in Nov 2010 however per Wikipedia, so almost 9 years. Still feel my point remains.
- Zenst 7y agoWorth adding that exFAT has aspects that Microsoft hold patents for. Yes they do license for a flat fee, though not aware Apple holds such a license. Also it wasn't until circa 2009 that the SDCARD collective adopted it as a standard. That and wasn't until 2013 that a GPL Linux driver was available. So yes, very unfair to bash Apple about over this, you raise valid concerns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT
- gumby 7y ago> Worth adding that exFAT has aspects that Microsoft hold patents for. Yes they do license for a flat fee... When exFAT was released I added this to the Wikipedia entry only to have it reverted within hours. Hmm.
- csande17 7y agoThe article says it was "updated in" 2018, but the Wayback Machine has a copy of it from 2015 with that line included: https://web.archive.org/web/20151024052332/https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-mistakes-avoid-buying-next-microsd-card/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151024052332/https://www.makeu...