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This is exactly how Windows has done it since 8.1, back in 2013. Apple’s strategy isn’t new or unusual.
by klodolph 6y ago
This is exactly how Windows has done it since 8.1, back in 2013. Apple’s strategy isn’t new or unusual.
- GekkePrutser 6y agoIf others do a bad thing too, doesn't make it right :)
- klodolph 6y agoThe reason why both Microsoft and Apple are doing this is because there is too much software in the wild which will break if it detects a major version bump. So, that is why both are doing it, and that is why it is the right decision.
- johnmaguire2013 6y agoThe right decision may still be a complex mess.
- GekkePrutser 6y agoExactly, and what I'm trying to point out is, is this really worth it when the only advantage of having the "11.0" is just marketing?
- coldtea 6y agoYes. The alternative is how we have legacy things with no meaning 30 years down the line...
- zeroimpl 6y agoMarketable version numbers are quite useful. If somebody says they are running 10.12.3, the first thing I do is check which version I am running to see how that compares. On the other hand, if somebody says they are running iOS 12.1.2, I immediately know that is a patch of the preceding year's major version. The reason is that Apple actually applies marketing to their iOS version numbers, but doesn't do the same for macOS, because incrementing the minor version isn't marketable. Their crack marketing team does come up with funny names for macOS releases, but few people remember the mapping between those and the actual version numbers.
- coldtea 6y agoSaying it's bad doesn't make it bad. And it surely doesn't make it worse than the alternatives...