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It depends. Sometimes macOS upgrades are worth it for new features. For me personally, I installed Big Sur for the ability to use Stereo HomePods as an AirPlay
by diebeforei485 5y ago
It depends. Sometimes macOS upgrades are worth it for new features.
For me personally, I installed Big Sur for the ability to use Stereo HomePods as an AirPlay output (previously you could only choose one, but not both in stereo).
It made my movie/tv/video watching experience so much better that it's worth the downside of slightly lowered performance.
That said, because macOS is not a fully sandboxed system like iOS, it's probably worth doing an erase install every 3-4 years, especially if performance has dropped noticeably. I did this with the 11.4 mid-cycle update earlier this year and it was helpful on my 2014 machine.