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Um, your computer was designed EIGHT years ago. Upgrade if you care about getting all of the new toys.
by psychometry 6y ago
Um, your computer was designed EIGHT years ago. Upgrade if you care about getting all of the new toys.
- achairapart 6y agoWait, are you telling me that is ok that a capable machine (much more capable than a 2014 Mac Mini, anyway) expires by date? I have more recent Apple hardware (Mac Mini 2018, TB Macbook Pro) and I can tell you this: this Mac Mini is my favorite device, fast, user-upgradable, never had a single problem. It's a pity I have to replace it just because it's expired. By date.
- psychometry 6y agoClearly I never said your machine expires. You can continue using the most recent OS supported by your hardware. Your Mac Mini will not cease to function just because Apple releases an OS it doesn't support.
- achairapart 6y agoWhat I can't see is why the 2014 Mac Mini is supported and the 2012 one is not. This is technically nonsense and really this age thing is just a poor excuse.
- mcphage 6y ago> It's a pity I have to replace it just because it's expired. By date. How is it expired? Why would you have to replace it? Did it stop working?
- bilegeek 6y agoThe only difference between a 2012 and 2014 Mac Mini is that the 2014 is less upgradeable and has a worse processor. There is no technical reason to drop support, only Apple Logic(TM).
- josephcsible 6y agoWhy shouldn't old-but-capable hardware be able to run new software?
- psychometry 6y agoBecause it costs even more time and money to add another hardware stack to all of the testing that needs to be done for the new OS. Apple apparently thinks that the population of people who want to install a brand-new OS on an eight-year-old Mac Mini is not worth that time and money. They're probably right.