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0 pointskennend33y ago0 comments

Just wait until your very expensive laptop no longer receives OS updates.

Not because it cant run them, but because apple doesn't want you using that machine anymore.

Legacy opencore patcher is proof that these machines can run the OS but the installer blocks it.

For frame of reference, I moved from using linux exclusively to MacOS around 2 years ago. I'd avoid buying real mac hardware over this because it is expensive planned obsolescence. I have a laptop running Ubuntu which is like 8 years old and still runs the most recent version just fine. How long will your mac continue to receive updates?

PS - Question for you. Why are there so many threads on the net on how to install linux on a macbook?

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lucideer3y ago

I'm not sure if you're making some assumptions about me being an Apple fan or something, but my comment was critical of macOS (specifically usability is bad): I didn't make any points about software lifecycle support (neither in favour nor against).

> PS - Question for you. Why are there so many threads on the net on how to install linux on a macbook?

There really aren't relatively speaking. Asahi is a fantastic achievement but most mac users use macOS. For better or for worse. Fwiw I've run Linux on an ancient macbook pro in the past (which was past supporting osx/macos): it worked great.

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