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With macOS Monterrey Apple is set to introduce a number of features that work only on m1 Macs. Even the Intel Macs Apple still sells are fast becoming second-cl

With macOS Monterrey Apple is set to introduce a number of features that work only on m1 Macs. Even the Intel Macs Apple still sells are fast becoming second-class citizens and hackintosh are non-citizens with no support or consideration. https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/23/macos-monterey-features-intel-incompatible/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/23/macos-monterey-features...

vlovich123 5y ago
Apple has always done this and will continue to always do this. Some amount of this is as an incentive to upgrade. Some of this is because the experience isn’t good (performance or battery issues, or not possible because the necessary HW isn’t present). Where it’s the former, government needs to step in with regulations about planned obsolescence/curbing ewaste. However, I’m not sure there’s much value in such legislation and that it would effectively curb ewaste. If it wasn’t cool looking marquee features, they would find some other way to make you want new shiny things. The problem is people want shiny new things. Apple will just push for even more HW tie in to features which isn’t necessarily that good for the consumer.
- microtonal 5y ago
  Where it’s the former, government needs to step in with regulations about planned obsolescence/curbing ewaste. I think that it's likely that they will continue to provide security updates for some period after they axe x86_64 support. They are still releasing security updates for iOS 12 after all, to extend the lifetime of iPhone 5s (released in 2013!) and iPhone 6.
  - vlovich123 5y ago
    Ewaste isn’t just about security updates, but yes, Apple does legitimately have one of the best software support stories on the industry. My critiques generally come from a place of admiration and respect and wanting them to excel. Same as my critiques of the American government.

vlovich123 5y ago

Apple has always done this and will continue to always do this. Some amount of this is as an incentive to upgrade. Some of this is because the experience isn’t good (performance or battery issues, or not possible because the necessary HW isn’t present). Where it’s the former, government needs to step in with regulations about planned obsolescence/curbing ewaste. However, I’m not sure there’s much value in such legislation and that it would effectively curb ewaste. If it wasn’t cool looking marquee features, they would find some other way to make you want new shiny things. The problem is people want shiny new things. Apple will just push for even more HW tie in to features which isn’t necessarily that good for the consumer.

microtonal 5y ago
Where it’s the former, government needs to step in with regulations about planned obsolescence/curbing ewaste. I think that it's likely that they will continue to provide security updates for some period after they axe x86_64 support. They are still releasing security updates for iOS 12 after all, to extend the lifetime of iPhone 5s (released in 2013!) and iPhone 6.
- vlovich123 5y ago
  Ewaste isn’t just about security updates, but yes, Apple does legitimately have one of the best software support stories on the industry. My critiques generally come from a place of admiration and respect and wanting them to excel. Same as my critiques of the American government.