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The problem with this is that it effectively gives license for companies to even more frequently toss a binary over the wall and make no attempt at long term ma
by jwells89 3y ago
The problem with this is that it effectively gives license for companies to even more frequently toss a binary over the wall and make no attempt at long term maintenance, because that old binary still technically works.
It also means more users using more emulated binaries more frequently, which can make the hardware’s battery life and performance seem worse than they actually are, especially to less technically inclined users who don’t know the details but notice their laptop dying a lot faster than it should.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoI'm not sure why it matters if shady companies are slightly incentivized more to be shady? If they don't really care, they're going to put the minimum possible effort on a separate 64 bit version too and it'll be just as inefficient anyways, except with no backwards compatibility.
- unnah 3y agoBy cutting off 32-bit support, Apple gets more people to buy a new computer, as new software versions are only available on 64-bit computers. It also removes the incentive for software vendors to keep producing 32-bit software versions.