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I was just about to let the 2020-003 Security Update run on Mojave, but after this warning I will leave that well alone. Apple had a great OS once, but now the

I was just about to let the 2020-003 Security Update run on Mojave, but after this warning I will leave that well alone. Apple had a great OS once, but now they are losing me more with each update. Can't buy new Mac HW either any more, since it will be systematically unable to run the 32-bit SW I need. Apple forcing decades-long users off their platform to Windoze and Linux is just bizarre.

darkteflon 6y ago
When Catalina dropped, it became obvious that while Apple computers and I have had a good run, we’re now going in different directions. I started migrating to Linux late last year. If your workflow is amenable to it, and you can stay productive during the (inevitably drawn-out) transition, I highly recommend you consider taking the plunge.
orf 6y ago
Not installing security updates with large numbers of pretty critical fixes[1] doesn't sound too smart to me. 1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211170 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211170
- apple4ever 6y ago
  Putting in a user hostile feature in a security update, leading to people to not update, doesn't sound too smart to me.
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  - orf 6y ago
    Why? Catalina has lots of security improvements so it's a net positive for security if more people upgrade.
    - tempodox 6y ago
      But it's a net minus for usability that it can't run 32-bit software any more. That makes it a no-go for some of us, and Apple knows that, so all the nagging to “upgrade” is pointless anyway.
      - orf 6y ago
        So because 0.5% of people have some dodgy 32-bit software that they cannot or have not updated, Apple should just not bother trying to make the rest 99.5% of people update? Doesn't seem smart.
        tempodox 6y ago
        I didn't say that. But taking away the option to explicitly tell the OS to stop nagging me is still a user-hostile move. So, you are saying that all 32-bit software is by definition “dodgy”? But let's break it off here since I realize that disagreeing with you may not seem smart.

darkteflon 6y ago

When Catalina dropped, it became obvious that while Apple computers and I have had a good run, we’re now going in different directions. I started migrating to Linux late last year. If your workflow is amenable to it, and you can stay productive during the (inevitably drawn-out) transition, I highly recommend you consider taking the plunge.

orf 6y ago

Not installing security updates with large numbers of pretty critical fixes[1] doesn't sound too smart to me. 1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211170 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211170

apple4ever 6y ago
Putting in a user hostile feature in a security update, leading to people to not update, doesn't sound too smart to me.
- deleted 6y ago
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- orf 6y ago
  Why? Catalina has lots of security improvements so it's a net positive for security if more people upgrade.
  - tempodox 6y ago
    But it's a net minus for usability that it can't run 32-bit software any more. That makes it a no-go for some of us, and Apple knows that, so all the nagging to “upgrade” is pointless anyway.
    - orf 6y ago
      So because 0.5% of people have some dodgy 32-bit software that they cannot or have not updated, Apple should just not bother trying to make the rest 99.5% of people update? Doesn't seem smart.
      - tempodox 6y ago
        I didn't say that. But taking away the option to explicitly tell the OS to stop nagging me is still a user-hostile move. So, you are saying that all 32-bit software is by definition “dodgy”? But let's break it off here since I realize that disagreeing with you may not seem smart.