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> Apple hasn’t shipped a 32 bit Mac since 2006. So, they could easily have given developers a roadmap/timeline of 13 years saying "in 2020 we're going to depre
by dmitriid 6y ago
> Apple hasn’t shipped a 32 bit Mac since 2006.
So, they could easily have given developers a roadmap/timeline of 13 years saying "in 2020 we're going to deprecate 32bit software, please upgrade". Instead, they gave everyone less than two years.
In comparison, the switch from PowerPC to Intel took over four years. And this was at the time when MacOS had significantly less software available on it. Apple themselves released the last version of software that supported PowerPCs 7 years after the announcement of the transition.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoIf developers weren't willing to do it in two years then another eleven won't make any difference.
- scarface74 6y agoThey kind of did when they announced Carbon wouldn’t have 64 bit support over five years ago. PowerPC support was dropped in 10.7 three versions after the first Intel Macs came out. It was an optional download in 10.6.