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My IT teachers libre imrpess slide show (lemmy.world)
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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.

[-] 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

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

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

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[-] 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.

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[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago

Your teachers are BASED

[-] JoMomma@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Based in reality?

[-] scottywh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Based on someone wanting to say dumb shit I think...

[-] IjonTichy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You misspelled biased

[-] first_ad4972@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why do Mac updates cost money?

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They actually used to, until like 10 years ago. This comic is from before then.

[-] drudoo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I remember going to the Apple Store and picking up Snow Leopard on a DVD. Good times.

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Very nice. I remember gazing longingly at all things Mac during this era. But then I found Ubuntu, and then Debian… and that was that.

[-] greavous@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

They don't anymore. This is a very old reference!

[-] likeaduck@programming.dev 17 points 1 year ago

Its a joke

[-] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 9 points 1 year ago

Don't give them ideas

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They already used to charge for major updates (just like Microsoft did).

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

I assume it'll say your device doesn't support the new version if your computer is more than 6 months old, so you're constantly forced to buy the newest latest model

[-] wren@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People like to perpetuate this about Apple, but it’s really not true. I’ve had my Mac for... over ten years? It can get the most recent version of Catalina, which was updated until 2022. It’s still going strong and I use it every day.

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Apple perpetuates this about apple. I have a 10 yr old ipad that is stuck on ios (not ipad os) 9 while unix, linux and windows manage to work on 20 yr old machine.

[-] greavous@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Windows 11 works on a 20yr old machine?

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

I didnt say that. But as someone else pointed out: I did make a mistake saying that windows in general does. But the other two do which still proves my point especially since unix is the base for mac os. Linux is the absolute craziest of the bunch since it pretty much rund on anything.

[-] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Your completely wrong with windows support.

Windows 11 only supports 64 bit processers. The first consumer 64bit processers were released in 2003. Many machines made in 2003 wouldn't have this.

Windows 11 requires UEFI which want introduced till 2006.

Windows also requires TPM 2. TPM was defined in 2009. TPM 2 was defined in 2014.

Windows 11 gpu needs direct x 11 support, first published in 2014.

You would need a machine that has cutting edge hardware in 2014. To get it to possibly support windows 11.

[-] Haui@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

Ok, I made a mistake with windows. Can we now talk about the point I made?

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[-] Knusper@feddit.de 20 points 1 year ago

Proper source: https://www.stickycomics.com/computer-update/

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