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I think Apple prepares for a lot of eventualities internally and only some things end up being released. Eg. they built macOS X on Intel years before they annou
by newaccount74 5y ago
I think Apple prepares for a lot of eventualities internally and only some things end up being released. Eg. they built macOS X on Intel years before they announced the switch.
It's quite possible someone is working on making macOS touch-screen capable, even when they don't have concrete plans for releasing a touch screen Mac.
- hirvi74 5y agoI've read articles about Apple patenting various technologies that would facilitate such a device, but obviously past patents != future plans.
- tambourine_man 5y agoThat’s my guess as well. Lots of hints on touch enabled UI in Big Sur. But whatever it was, seems to have been delayed or suspended.
- eyelidlessness 5y ago> they built macOS X on Intel years before they announced the switch. Not a correction, just adding context: Mac OS X always had Intel builds, even before release. It would be surprising to me if they don’t still maintain Intel macOS builds just in case.
- memetomancer 5y agoApple will have to support Intel Macs until at least 2026? 2027? Beyond? ...so I would assume there is plenty of maintenance being done on x86 macOS.