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drtitus t1_ivswtm8 wrote
Reply to comment by spacecoq in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
Very insightful.
drtitus t1_iv2vs5t wrote
Reply to comment by shofmon88 in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
Yup, this guy did: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/o4a2v0/successful_windows_11_install_and_tripleboot_on/
Mine's running Linux (which of course still updates to the latest everything), and I personally have no intention of installing Windows on that particular machine, although it's good to know it can run it.
drtitus t1_iv2k93g wrote
Reply to comment by shofmon88 in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
Challenge accepted - I've got a Thinkpad T400 here, although I think it's from 2008, so technically it's not from 2009 as required.
drtitus t1_iv2arbz wrote
Reply to comment by shofmon88 in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
You're correct, but Apple dictates which versions of OSX they'll support on which hardware. Windows just runs on any hardware and continues to update. As does Linux. Apple decides it's not worth their effort (but really just want you to buy a new computer). Anyone who's owned an older Apple knows the drill.
drtitus t1_iur96qy wrote
Reply to comment by Xlue058 in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
In my experience something as basic as Firefox stopped working on an old Apple because it couldn't be updated to the latest OSX, so I ditched OSX, installed Linux and the latest Firefox had no problems. There was no good reason that Firefox *couldn't* run, but Apple decides when your software becomes outdated, because most developers only support the most recent versions of OSX. Windows (and Linux) are generally very backward compatible. That's the difference. A similar thing happens with Photoshop and most other Apple software. It's very much a "latest hardware only" platform.
Apple do make great hardware - I'm not claiming they don't - and it does last a long time (I've still got a 2008 Mac Mini with Firewire that I use for Renoise which *does* support old versions of OSX, but it can't browse the web), but it's the software compatibility [planned obsolescence] that lets it down. Almost any Intel machine can run Windows 10, which will run almost any Windows app available. That's been Microsoft's strength and why they've stayed the market leader for so long. You don't generally get locked out of new software just because you haven't got the latest machine (with some exceptions due to CPU instructions being available for particular bits of software).
Feel free to make your own decisions, I'm not stopping you, but I refuse to buy Apple for this reason.
drtitus t1_iuq905i wrote
Reply to comment by ZombieManilow in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
Still got a Late 2008 Mac Mini with Firewire that I use for audio. No OSX updates, no worries. Thanks to the devs at Renoise.com for not giving up on the old devices. It's a shame I only need one of them, because I have 3 :/
drtitus t1_iuq8u7m wrote
Reply to comment by penelopiecruise in Apple to Mark Several iMac Models as Obsolete Later This Month. by SUPRVLLAN
Think carefully when buying Apple. They decide when you need a new computer, not you.
drtitus t1_iqqg7lp wrote
Reply to comment by Ziff_Red in This device allows you to connect any landline phone to a car using bluetooth by p8pes
Why on Earth WOULDN'T you want to do this? Next you'll be wondering why there's a VHS player in my glovebox.
drtitus t1_jb4397o wrote
Reply to comment by finedrive in Apple could release an M3-powered iMac as early as the second half of 2023 | Engadget by bledik
*spends thousands*
*uses a cross platform web browser*
"But I just love the Apple ecosystem!"