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> You don't shake in trepidation whenever you do an upgrade. I really don't know a lot of people who feel confident doing a macOS update. The thing borks ever
by jcelerier 6y ago
> You don't shake in trepidation whenever you do an upgrade.
I really don't know a lot of people who feel confident doing a macOS update. The thing borks everything so often it's not even a meme, just a fact of life so people I know tend to be super careful with it and only update when the apps they use start dropping compatibility for older OSXes (or when they buy a new mac :-)).
- dijit 6y agoPeople usually delay updating because it requires a /really/ long time. My Mac Pro (2013, trashcan) takes upwards of an hour for a point release. I don't really have an hour to dick around during working hours and I don't want to leave my machine on overnight (or if I do it's because I want it to be doing something). So I almost never update. IME it doesn't break as often as Windows; but Linux is "best" here, updates are in the single-digit minutes.
- sbuk 6y agoSorry, but this is just not adding anything. I have run fleets of Macs before and borked installs are rare to say the least. To suggest it’s a meme is simply ridiculous. As to app compatibility, similar things happen on Linux. From years of experience managing servers, unmet dependencies with package managers and unsupported/no-longer supported libraries are a daily fact of life. I’m not going to deny there are issues with the Mac (or iOS) platform, there clearly are, but let’s keep it honest. While we’re at it, let’s keep it honest about other platforms too.
- guiltygods 6y agoTo your anecdote, I am mac os user for about 8 years now. I blindly update whenever there is an update notification without reservation. Not a single issue encountered in all these years. I am sure there are legions of users like me. Have multiple macs and use them for both personal and work use.