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Nah, that's a very minor consideration at best. "Cease to support older OS versions" means that new versions of applications won't run on older operating syste
by cwp 13y ago
Nah, that's a very minor consideration at best.
"Cease to support older OS versions" means that new versions of applications won't run on older operating systems. It doesn't mean that older versions of applications suddenly stop working. If you're running an old OS on old hardware, running an old application is fine. In fact, it's preferable, because it was written with the capabilities of that hardware in mind.
- KC8ZKF 13y agoBut the software doesn't exist in a vacuum. Older versions of calendar software stop working because Google or Apple change and the software is no longer updated, for example.
- adolph 13y agoYes and no and less so when applications work by using backing services that aren't backwards compatible. Sure my old Mac Mini will run my old copy of CS3, but I hope that Adobe is still running activation servers if I ever have need to reinstall.
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoAlso, Apple is going to keep offering older versions of apps in the App Store, for machines that can’t run Mavericks. http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/22/previous-versions-coming-to-mac-app-store-for-users-of-older-macs/ http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/22/previous-versions-coming...