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[-] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 103 points 1 year ago

MacOS software updates are free. The issue is that suddenly Apple decides your perfectly functioning computer is no longer supported, and after that in a matter of 2 years you will no longer find any new software for your OS, and then you have 3 options:

  • Buy a new computer.
  • Hackintosh it with a dosdude patch to use the latest version of MacOS.
  • Just install GNU/LINUX.
[-] poke@sh.itjust.works 72 points 1 year ago

This comic is old, Mac major OS updates used to cost money.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 year ago

Super old. It went to $129 before becoming free. This is like 20yo.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

Snow leopard was 30USD!

[-] bloodtide@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

My MacBook Air is 3 years old and I just installed Sonoma on it, runs great! 👍

[-] torvusbogpod@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I think they're referring to the fact that you can only continue using an unsupported version of MacOS for two years, not that the computer will only get two years of support.

[-] nomecks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Minor Mac update available! -> 1 hour to install it

[-] rx480@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

redownload whole os

[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm mostly fine with it because my work buys my equipment so asking for new hardware is easy. Buuut you are absolutely right that we need a systemic fix for this. It's anti-consumer for there not to be some required support length of like 5 years or something

[-] geogle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I have been replacing work laptops every 4 years and home ones every 5 to 6. I've never had an os update issue. I suspect your concerns are more than 15 years old.

[-] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

You think that's a lot? I don't have a single laptop younger than 6 years, at home or work.

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