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Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly' (www.cnbc.com)
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Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly'::A top Apple analyst said Wednesday that shipments for MacBook computers will decline around 30% year over year.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Or until Apple decides that, for some reason, your M2 can’t run their newest operating system and eventually apps don’t support your operating system anymore.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well the surface pro 2013 launched with windows 8 amd you camnupgrade for free to windows 10 that ends support in 2025. So that is 12 years of support. You cam modify the windows 11 installer to install on a surface pro also

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You cam modify the windows 11 installer to install on a surface pro also

    You can technically install MacOS on old, unsupported Macs too. I've never done it personally but I know people who've been running the latest software on long-unsupported hardware with no issues for years.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Official Sonoma support might be reasonably short, but if you've got a 2008 MacBook Pro, have I got some good news for you...

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Apple has done this multiple times. Power oc to Intel, 32 bit Intel support to 64bit Intel support to arm. They actually don't care and just know their loyal base will buy up new hardware ro deal woth the changes

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’m confused. Are you upset that they’re switching to better chip architectures as they become available? Because you can still run Intel Mac apps with Rosetta and some of them actually run better now than they did on Intel hardware.

    You’re complaining about something that’s just a byproduct of technological progress.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    This is going to blow your mind, but your computer doesn't explode when it stops getting updates. You can keep using it as long as the tools you use don't specifically require a new OS. I know, it's crazy, but it's true.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is going to blow your mind but from a security perspective this is the dumbest thing you can do

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Older Macs often get extra security updates even after they stop getting new OS updates. But if you’re the type of person to use a decade-old machine, I suspect that security isn’t your top concern.

    Also, you can pretty easily get new versions of MacOS running on unsupported hardware, so it’s a non-issue no matter how you look at it.

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