> Of course, Intel Macs will continue to get critical security updates for some time thereafter. But users should not expect to be able to update to get new features from macOS 27 onwards
Crazy to see how fast Intel got dethroned. ARM on the server is cheaper for the same performance, and the M* is unbelievably faster at the lower energy budget of a laptop.
It’s a brick, except a brick that can do the vast majority of things a laptop can do other than update to the newest OS and install the very latest software?
You might find the book: "Conceptual Blockbusting", James L. Adams helpful. It contains thoughts and activities that focus on the 'process of thinking' or problem solving. And how we go about characterizing a problem or situation.
One of the best I've read on how to think about thinking.
former Mac dev here, and completely agreed. Refactoring an app because someone else decided to change the language is a bridge to far. And if they do it this time, they'll do it again. Meanwhile the ObjC compiles.
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Rant - With Swift Apple shifted dev power to themselves. Having gotten fat on the open world, they've backed away from every 'Open' technology they can, and replaced it with their own, ( presently all the way to CPU architecture).
Yes, they are giving tremendous powers, but have they also crafted the One Ring.
Yes, but it is common for new languages and frameworks for there to be lots of change in the first few version. Then it matures and settles down. AFAIK Swift is not regularly making large changes, anymore.
Yes, Great analogy. Remember the 2017 "Apple Commits to Pro Users" exercise? They flew reporters out for a boondoggle, gave them a tour of 'secret labs. With fresh competitive hardware coming 'real soon now'. Just spin.
So my carpenter should be happy to keep paying for his drill or his circular saw?
He should be grateful for the subscription to the lathe that he inherited from his grandfather?
Drills and saws don’t depend on an operating environment that changes constantly. Imagine if your drill and saw relied on an electrical source that got updated, requiring them to update the saw and drills themselves. Would you want to buy it with a one time fee, knowing that it could mean they go bankrupt? You’d end up with a drill and saw that no longer worked — then for no amount of money, subscription or otherwise, could you do what you wanted to do with it.
Yes, but you are not forced to subscribe to a monthly fee to access those replacements (on a replacement schedule that doesn't even match your own usage of the tools), or have any access to the tools whatsoever.
David Bull - https://www.youtube.com/user/seseragistudio/
Tokyo-based woodblock printmaker, video presentations of his work, including a number of videos showing the complete process of making his prints.
What I mean is that if thieves can defeat the lock on my door, it doesn’t mean my door lock is worthless. I still lock my door but I don’t rely on it exclusively for protection.
