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They are pushing macOS Catalina pretty hard, but this pop-up is just pushing you to the Software Update control panel. There, you'll find that while the most p

They are pushing macOS Catalina pretty hard, but this pop-up is just pushing you to the Software Update control panel. There, you'll find that while the most prominent option is to upgrade to Catalina, there's a teeny tiny link to install other updates, which is where you can (and should) get critical updates for macOS Mojave. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 Today's Dec 10 update addresses a kernel vulnerability, CVE-2019-8847. All users should get this update, but click carefully to make sure you don't accidentally try to upgrade to Catalina.

hanche 7y ago
Oh, that's so astoundingly bad, it blows my mind! In effect, they are actively hindering users who don't (yet) want to upgrade to Catalina from discovering security upgrades. Surely, that cannot be their intention?
- iscoelho 7y ago
  I'm not sure what this means. They released an update for a previous version intentionally to allow them to resolve security upgrades. That does not sound like hindering users. The UI is clear. The notification is clear. Catalina only will install if you specifically ask it to install. Notifications for Catalina are distinct from Software Upgrades (they are two different notifications). I do not understand people who assume the worst without even seeing it for themselves. Some people just want a bit of drama in their life.
  - ipqk 7y ago
    The UI is not clear at all. I don't want to update Catalina for the time being and the "other updates" option is small and hardly noticeable and clearly being mostly hidden in order to get people to update to Catalina. I definitely missed the option the first couple times.
  - hanche 7y ago
    In my experience, I only get a rather generic notification for software updates. When I click on it, I wind up in System Preferences, Software Update. And that displays the Catalina update very prominently, then in a much smaller font, “Other updates are available” with a “More info” link. Only after I click the latter, do I learn about the security update for Mojave. After having been pestered about Catalina for quite some time, obviously my response is to close the window without looking further. If it weren't for the current discussion thread, I would still not know about this security update. This is why I called it hindering users. (Not sure how your final comment applies here.)
ksec 7y ago
I would have given them some marks if Catalina was any good. And It isn't. For the first time ever I felt my Mac reminded me experience on Windows. Mac is pretty much dead as a every day user platform. For the rest of us we dont need 12 months macOS release. Apple just give yourself time to do it properly.

hanche 7y ago

Oh, that's so astoundingly bad, it blows my mind! In effect, they are actively hindering users who don't (yet) want to upgrade to Catalina from discovering security upgrades. Surely, that cannot be their intention?

iscoelho 7y ago
I'm not sure what this means. They released an update for a previous version intentionally to allow them to resolve security upgrades. That does not sound like hindering users. The UI is clear. The notification is clear. Catalina only will install if you specifically ask it to install. Notifications for Catalina are distinct from Software Upgrades (they are two different notifications). I do not understand people who assume the worst without even seeing it for themselves. Some people just want a bit of drama in their life.
- ipqk 7y ago
  The UI is not clear at all. I don't want to update Catalina for the time being and the "other updates" option is small and hardly noticeable and clearly being mostly hidden in order to get people to update to Catalina. I definitely missed the option the first couple times.
- hanche 7y ago
  In my experience, I only get a rather generic notification for software updates. When I click on it, I wind up in System Preferences, Software Update. And that displays the Catalina update very prominently, then in a much smaller font, “Other updates are available” with a “More info” link. Only after I click the latter, do I learn about the security update for Mojave. After having been pestered about Catalina for quite some time, obviously my response is to close the window without looking further. If it weren't for the current discussion thread, I would still not know about this security update. This is why I called it hindering users. (Not sure how your final comment applies here.)

ksec 7y ago

I would have given them some marks if Catalina was any good. And It isn't. For the first time ever I felt my Mac reminded me experience on Windows. Mac is pretty much dead as a every day user platform. For the rest of us we dont need 12 months macOS release. Apple just give yourself time to do it properly.